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Lane Community College Disability Services: how to qualify for academic accommodations

Lane Community College is committed to ensuring equal educational opportunities to people with disabilities. The first step in the eligibility process is to submit documentation of disability to the Disability Services office. The College must assure that the documentation provided both establishes the individual as a person with a disability, and provides a rationale for reasonable accommodations. The responsibility and cost of obtaining documentation is borne by the student with a disability. If the initial documentation is incomplete or inadequate to determine the extent of the disability and reasonable accommodations, the College will require the student to provide additional documentation at the student's expense. Professional staff at the Disability Services office determine whether an individual has provided sufficient documentation of disability to be eligible for services. Pending receipt of documentation, the college reserves the right to provide interim services or to deny services. Listed below are our guidelines on what constitutes adequate documentation.

Disability Services is responsible for providing equal access to the programs and classes here at Lane Community College for qualified individuals with disabilities. The ADA legally defines a disability as a condition that places substantial limitation on an individual's major life activity. Examples of major life activities might include: caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.

Disability documentation for postsecondary education should clarify the following:

• What is the condition or diagnosis?
• Does it meet the ADA standards listed above?
• If yes, how?
• Does the diagnosing professional work in a field associated with this condition?
• Does the condition meet the ADA's legal definition of a disability?
• What is the current impact of the disability on learning or equal access to learning?
• Examples:

ADD / ADHD- Current report by a Ph.D., MD, or DO that describes the diagnosis and explains the diagnostic tests and criteria used, as defined in the DSM-IV. Should be using two rating scales of ADD / ADHD behaviors or scores that measure components of attention, e.g. Conner's Continuous Performance Test (CPT).

Hearing Impairment- Current Audiology Report and narrative explanation.

Learning Disability- Full report of a current LD assessment that defines a severe discrepancy as outlined in the DSM-IV. Requires adult-age normed tests administered after age 18, or within three years, if administered before age 18.

Health / Medical Condition- Current report by an appropriate MD or diagnosing medical professional; must include medical diagnosis, narrative description of the condition, and functional limitations.

Psychiatric Disability- Full psychiatric report with DSM-IV diagnosis.

Traumatic Brain Injury- Current neuro-psychological assessment.

Visual Impairment- Current report and narrative explanation from an Ophthalmologist, Optometrist, or appropriate medical physician.

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Direct any questions or comments about Disability Services to: disabilityservices@lanecc.edu

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to : Cathie Reschke reschkec@lanecc.edu or David Peaslee peasleed@lanecc.edu

Revised: 08/23/05 (cr)

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