Accommodation Services

The mission of Accommodation Services is to be an active partner with students, faculty and staff in creating an accessible learning environment where students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of Lakeshore Technical College programs, services, and activities. The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (42 U.S.C & 12101. et seq), the ADA Amendment Act of 2008, and Section 504(e) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C & 794), prohibits discrimination of persons because of their disability.

Accommodations are outcome neutral, and are not intended to provide any advantage or guarantee of success in a course or program. Some examples of a reasonable accommodation may include, and is not limited to:

• Advocacy
• Note-taking, or recorded lecture
• Extended time for exams and quizzes
• Separate testing room, less distracting environment
• Reader for testing
• Scribe for testing
• Textbooks in alternative formats i.e. eTexts, audio, enlarged print, Braille
• Preferential seating
• Sign language interpreting
• Captioning

A student requesting ADA accommodation(s) is required to:

• Submit an Accommodation Request Form to Accommodation Services.
• Submit documentation of the stated disability. This documentation must identify the disability for which accommodation is requested, and substantiate that the need for accommodation is related to the disability. In general, documentation should not be more than five (5) years old. Documentation may include, and is not limited to:
  
  • Individual Education Plan (IEP) – Must include test results from re-evaluation conducted in high school
  • Psychological Evaluation
  • Medical Records
        or one the the following supporting documentations
  • Documentation of Learning Disability guidelines
  • Documentation of Health, Systemic, or Mobility Related Disability form
  • Documentation of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder form
  • Documentation of Psychological Disorder form
  • Documentation of Autism Spectrum Disorder form
  • Documentation of Deaf/Hard of Hearing form
  • Documentation of Blindness/Low Vision form

A student requesting Title IX Pregnancy & Parenting accommodation(s) is required to:

• Submit an Accommodation Request Form, as well as the Pregnancy/Parenting Documentation Form completed by your doctor and returned to Accommodation Services.

If you have any questions about accommodations, or would like to schedule an appointment, please contact the Accommodation Services Office at 920.693.1120 or 920.693.1274