Eligibility For Services
Disabilities and
Professionals
Services and
Accommodations
To be eligible for services and accommodations through ODSS, students are required to provide written verification of their disability.
Office of Disability Support Services (ODSS) will determine appropriate accommodations through the intake interactive interview process. This will include dialogue with the student in addition to review of functional limitations and the diagnosis provided in the documentation. ODSS reserves the right to request additional or updated documentation if there is a change in disability or to determine if the current level of functioning supports specific accommodation requests. All documentation must be on letterhead of the signing professional.
Lansing Community College does not provide diagnostic testing, however, community referral information is available for students.
Documentation of each disability must be provided by the corresponding professional and is not limited to the list on the following table.
Disabilities and Professionals
Attention Deficit Disorder:
Psychologist/Psychiatrist/Physician -- Documentation should not
be older than 5 years and include a diagnosis and functional
limitations.
Developmental Disability:
Psychologist/Psychiatrist -- Documentation should include testing a diagnosis
and functional limitations.
Psychological/Psychiatric Impairment:
Psychologist/Psychiatrist/Clinical Social Worker/Physician --
Documentation should not be older than 3 years and should
include a diagnosis and functional limitations.
Hearing Impairment:
Audiologist - Documentation must include an audiogram and should
include functional limitations.
Learning Disability:
Psychologist -- Documentation should include testing not prior
to 9th grade and include a diagnosis and functional limitations.
Physical Impairment:
Medical Doctor -- Documentation must include a diagnosis and
functional limitations.
Traumatic Brain Injury:
Neuropsychologist/Neurologist -- Documentation must include a
diagnosis and functional limitations and should not be older
than 3 years.
Visual Impairment:
Ophthalmologist, Optometrist or MD/DO -- Documentation must
state specific condition, level of vision (acuity and/or field
restriction levels for both eyes).
Speech & Language Impairment:
Speech Pathologist -- Documentation must include a diagnosis and
functional limitations.
Services and Accommodations Available Through ODSS
Academic Advising
Alternative Textbook Format:
- Brailled Text or course materials, arrangements must be made 10 weeks prior to need.
- E-Text copied to student's flash drive or sent via email, must turn in Alternate Text form & Textbook receipt to Reader Services.
Assistive Listening Device |
Calculator usage |
CCTV - Equipment usage |
Counseling -- career or personal |
Dictation Software -- Speech to Text digital audio Text player usage |
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Extended time on tests |
In-class Assistance |
Learning Station Modifications |
Note Taking Paper |
Permission to tape record lectures |
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Quiet room for tests |
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Real Time Captioning |
Readers for tests |
Scribes for Tests |
Sign language Interpreters |
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** NOTE: Tutoring and personal care attendants are not accommodations under ADA and consequently are not provided by ODSS.
Disability Support Services
Gannon Bldg, Room 204
Phone: (517) 483-1924
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