REGISTERING WITH THE SSD OFFICE

The SSD office provides services and testing accommodations for students with disabilities.  To register for services students submit current and comprehensive documentation from a licensed professional to the SSD office.  The student must also meet with the Special Services Coordinator discuss the impact of the disability at HCCC and what accommodations will be necessary.  The Special Services Coordinator may request additional documentation to determine eligibility for disability services.  Some accommodations take a certain amount of time to arrange.  Students are urged to discuss accommodative services well in advance of the start of a semester.

SSD Services for Students with Disabilities Office

• Provides a supportive environment for students with disabilities

• Collects and maintains confidential disability-related information

• Determines academic accommodations

• Provides alternative testing accommodations

• Has a program called NC 100, Structured Study, which supports students with disabilities

REGISTERING WITH SSD (New Students)

Students with documented disabilities who are requesting accommodative services must provide documentation of a disability that is current - no more than three years old. 

The documentation must:

• Be prepared by a licensed, qualified professional, such as a medical doctor or psychologist.

• Must include a diagnosis, effects of the disability on major life activities, and recommendations for appropriate academic adjustments.

The student must meet with the Coordinator of Special Services to discuss:

• Documentation

• Strengths and weaknesses

• Services available

• SSD procedure

• Academic and career goals

• A release of information form

The student should be able to describe:

• His/her disability and accommodations needed

• Preferred learning style

The student and the Coordinator of Special Services develop:

• The Accommodation Letter that the student delivers to his/her professors

• A plan of action for the semester

The student needs to make and keep several appointments with the Coordinator of Special Services during the semester and maintain contact with SSD to ensure that accommodations are appropriate.

Disclosure of a Disability

• Is voluntary

• However, if a student is seeking academic accommodations, he/she must self-identify as having a disability, provide appropriate documentation in a timely manner, and request accommodations in a timely manner.

If you choose not to self-disclose

• If you self-accommodate, you are responsible for your own performance. 

STUDENTS ALREADY REGISTERED WITH THE SSD OFFICE RETURNING FOR A NEW SEMESTER

Returning students must meet with the Special Services Coordinator at the beginning of each semester to develop the Accommodation Form .

NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS (24 years old or older, working adults, part-time students, etc.)

• If you are requesting accommodations, you must meet with the Coordinator of Special Services.
• Bring any documentation supporting a disability - IEP or 504 Plan, psychoeducational evaluation, or medical documentation.
• The IEP/504 Plan are insufficient documentation at the postsecondary level, but may be included as part of a more comprehensive report.