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HCCC > Student Services > Academic Support Center > Services for Students with Disabilities 

ACCOMMODATIONS

 Academic Accommodations

  • Are designed to lessen the impact of the disability and ensure access to the educational program for those otherwise qualified to meet the standards of the College
  • Are individual
  • Students with disabilities are expected to keep the same academic standards as other students.

Please remember that providing academic accommodations ensures access but does not ensure student success.

Examples of possible accommodations:

  • Extended time for tests may be appropriate for students with multiple cognitive and/or physical disabilities.
  • The general standard for extended time is time and a half or 50% more time on a test in the classroom.  For example, if students in the classroom have one hour for a test, a student taking the same test in the SSD with accommodations may need a little more time to complete the test.  
  • Distance learners please note that most tests are open for long periods of time and extended time is built in.  If 24 hours is allotted to complete a test, it does not mean that the student with a disability has 36 hours to complete the test.
  • Separate location - Provides a distraction-reduced area in which to take tests.
  • Note taker or copy of notes may be appropriate for students with certain learning disabilities, students with attention deficits, students with hearing impairments, etc.  
  • Alternative text may be appropriate for students with certain learning disabilities, those with physical disabilities, etc.
  • Use of a tape recorder may be appropriate for students with certain learning disabilities, attention deficits, etc.
  • Assistive Technology is available in the Office of Special Services and the Academic Support Center.   Currently HCCC has Kurzweil (text to speech), Dragon (speech to text),  Premier Assistive Technology, and Zoomtext.

HOW DO I REQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS IN COLLEGE?

You must seek out services, you must self-disclose a disability, and you must provide documentation, all in a timely manner.

How do my professors know that I receive accommodations?

At the beginning of the semester, the student and the Coordinator of Special Services develop an Accommodation Letter that the student delivers to his/her instructors.  The Accommodation Letter lists the student’s weaknesses, learning style(s), and accommodations.  The student should meet with his/her professors during the professor’s office hour to discuss the Accommodations Letter.

HOW DO I REQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MY TESTS?

Once the student has delivered the Accommodation Letter to his/her instructors, he/she is eligible to take tests and quizzes in the Services for Students with Disabilities office.  Students make arrangements for tests in the SSD office.