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Greetings
Parents.
We are pleased your son or daughter is
considering Lansing Community College as their college of
choice. Office of Disability Support Services (ODSS) has created
this link for you to provide information for parents of special
needs students.
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Mission of ODSS
The mission of ODSS is to determine,
coordinate and provide reasonable accommodations for Lansing
Community College students with documented disabilities.
General information regarding Lansing
Community College offerings are available as follows:
To determine parental rights of a
college student, please see Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA) at the following link.
www.lcc.edu/schedule/general_information/ferpa.htm
The following chart offers comparisons of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) used to determine Special
Education services K-12 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which provide
the bases for determining accommodations for documented special
needs students in the post secondary setting.
Comparison of the IDEA, Section 504 and ADA Chart (PDF)
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ELIGIBILITY FOR
SERVICES
To be eligible for services and
accommodations through ODSS, students are required to provide
written verification of their disability.
Documentation must be signed and dated
by a qualified professional who has diagnosed the disability.
ODSS reserves the right to request additional information if
documentation is inconclusive.
The Office of Disability Support Services (ODSS) will
determine appropriate accommodations based upon the functional
limitations detailed in the medical/Psychological documentation the student
provides and through the intake interview.
The Office of
Disability Support Services (ODSS) strongly recommends that
students request a reevaluation in their junior year of high school. This will
benefit the student as most colleges require current
documentation.
Documentation of each disability must
be provided by the corresponding professional and is not limited
to the following list:
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DISABILITIES
AND PROFESSIONALS
|
Attention Deficit Disorder |
Psychologist/Psychiatrist/Physician. It
is recommended that the documentation generally not be
older than 5 years. |
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Developmental Disability |
Psychologist/Psychiatrist including
diagnosis and
functional limitations. |
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Emotional Impairment
Psychiatric Impairment |
Psychologist/Psychiatrist/Clinical
Social Worker including DSM IV code and functional limitations. |
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Hearing Impairment |
Audiogram signed by an Audiologist. |
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Learning Disability |
Psychologist - It is
recommended that the documentation generally not be
older than 5 years and must include adult normed
testing, diagnosis and functional limitations . |
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Physical Impairment |
A signed letter (on letterhead
stationery) from treating physician including diagnosis
and functional limitations. |
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Traumatic Brain Injury |
Neuropsychological or psychological
evaluation with a diagnosis including functional
limitations signed by the professional
(Psychologist/Psychiatrist) who performed the testing. |
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Visual Impairment |
Ophthalmologist or MD/DO
stating specific condition, level of vision (acuity
and/or field restriction levels for both eyes) and
include functional limitations. |
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Speech & Language Impairment |
Speech and language evaluation signed by
the speech pathologist who performed the testing. |
**
NOTE: IEP’S/504 PLANS AND SOCIAL SECURITY AWARD LETTERS ALONE
ARE NOT SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.
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Upon receipt of acceptable
documentation, ODSS may provide the following accommodations or
services:
SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS
| Academic Advising |
E-text with screen reading programs |
| Accessibility Software Usage |
Extended time on tests |
* Dictation programs -
Speech to text |
In-class Assistance |
* Screen reading programs -
Text to speech |
Learning Station Modifications |
| * Text Enlarging Programs |
Note Taking paper |
| Assistive Listening Device |
Permission to tape record lectures |
| Brailed textbook or course materials |
Print Enlargements |
| Calculator usage |
Quiet room for tests |
| CCTV-Equipment usage |
Reader for tests |
| Counseling - career or personal |
Real Time Captioning |
Digital Audio Textbook
(as available from RFB&D) |
Scribe for tests |
| Digital Audio Text Player usage |
Sign Language Interpreting |
**NOTE: Tutoring and personal
care attendants are not accommodations under ADA and
consequently are not provided by ODSS.
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ACCESSING ACCOMMODATIONS FROM THE OFFICE OF DISABILITY SUPPORT
SERVICES (ODSS).
Potential Lansing Community College
students should take the following steps in order to access ODSS
services:
- Apply to LCC online (ww.lcc.edu)
Be sure to start early. Students should apply one
semester before they intend to take classes.
- Take the Computerized
Placement Tests (CPT’s) to obtain the reading, writing
and math levels required for most LCC classes. The tests
are multiple choice, untimed and available on a walk-in
basis (if a student requires a reader or quiet room the
placement tests, then see below). For college placement
tests (CPT’s), ACT, SAT, other wavier information please
contact the Assessment Center at www.lcc.edu/assessment/
** Students requiring the
assistance of a reader must call the Reader Services office
at (517) 483-1225 to schedule a reader for the placement
tests. No documentation is required for this
accommodation. NOTE: Readers can
only read the tests EXACTLY as they are written. Readers
are not able to re-word, clarify or explain anything
within the tests.
**Students with a documented
math disability must provide ODSS with a copy of their
PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION which diagnoses a learning
disability in an area of math in order to take the math
placement test with a calculator. Students need to call
(527)483-1904 to arrange for an ODSS staff person to
review documentation. If approved, students will be
provided with a form allowing for a calculator use on
the Math CPT. Students should start the Math CPT at the
highest level with which they are comfortable.
**Students who desire to use a
quiet room ONLY (no reader) for the CPT’s, must call the
Assessment Center at (517)267-5500 to reserve a room.
**Students requiring the
assistance of a sign language interpreter must contact
Kris Stairs at (517)267-5690 to schedule the necessary
accommodations.
- Register with the Office of
Disability Support Services. Students should call
(517)483-1904 to make an appointment with an advisor or
counselor within ODSS. An advisor can help students with
academic advising and arranging classroom
accommodations. A counselor can perform these tasks as
well as perform vocational and personal counseling. During this
appointment students will need to do the following:
A. Bring in
documentation of a disability for evaluation.
**An exit IEP is helpful, but FURTHER
DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED (Psychological
evaluation, MD/DO report, etc. depending on the
disability.) A 504 PLAN also requires supporting
documentation.
B. Review reading,
writing and math placement levels with the ODSS
staff person. In some cases, these placement
levels determine the classes for which students
are eligible to register. Office of Disability
Support Services (ODSS) staff can assist with class
selection and program study. Students can
register on campus during ongoing registration
times. They can check LCC’s main web page at www.lcc.edu for registration information.
C. Discuss
accommodations with an ODSS staff person who
will review documentation and ask about the kind
of assistance received in the past in order to
make an accurate recommendation for classroom
and testing accommodations.
**NOTE: Student must
meet with an ODSS staff person each semester
that they plan to access accommodations.
D. Receive an
instructor memo detailing the accommodations for
which they qualify. This memo notifies the
instructor that the student has registered with
ODSS and is eligible for the requested
accommodations. IT IS THE STUDENTS
RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR about
accommodation needs by showing the instructor
the memo from ODSS.
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ODSS Staff
ODSS Staff may attend IEP’s when
invited.
The Licensed Professional Counselors in ODSS offer
personal counseling as well as academic advising. All ODSS staff
are trained as academic advisors to assist with course
selection, planning and
accommodations. Appointments can be scheduled in advance for
daytime or evening. Drop-in times with the ODSS staff is
reserved for returning students only
If you have any questions, please
contact any of the ODSS staff listed below:
Kim Cory Learning Disability Specialist
coryk@lcc.edu
Pam Davis Counselor
davisp@lcc.edu
Monica DelCastillo Counselor
delcasm@lcc.edu
Dianne Moore Reader Services Coordinator
moored14@lcc.edu
Kris Stairs Hearing Impaired
Specialist stairsk@lcc.edu
ODSS staff can be reached by e-mail or
calling (517)483-1904
The student is responsible for setting and attending
their own appointments.
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HELPFUL LINKS
www.lcc.edu/orientation for
information of orientation for new students at Lansing Community
College.
www.lcc.edu/wrc for information on
what the Women’s Resource Center/Returning Adult Program has to
offer.
www.lcc.edu/assessment for information
on Placement tests, waivers and other services offered at the
Assessment Center.
www.lcc.edu/trio for students who are
first generation college student, meet income guidelines, or
have a documented physical or learning disability.
www.michigan.gov/mdcd for Michigan
Rehabilitation Services for Career and Employment services.
Great Lakes ADA and Accessible Information Technology Center
(800)949-4232 (voice/TTY)
www.adagreatlakes.org
ADA Informational Line U.S. Department of Justice
(800)514-6301 (Voice)
(800)514-0383 (TTY)
www.usdog.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm OR
www.ada.gov
Transition of Students With Disabilities To Postsecondary
Education: A Guide for High School Educators
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transitionguide.html
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Letting Go
To "let go" does not mean to
stop caring.
It means I can't do it for someone else.
To "let go" is not to cut
myself off.
It's the realization that I can't control another.
To "let go" is not to admit
powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To "let go" is not to try to
change or blame another.
It's to make the most of myself.
To "let go" is not to care for,
but to care about.
to "let go" is not to fix,
but to be supportive.
To "let go" is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To "let go" is not to be in the
middle, arranging all the outcomes
but to allow others to affect their own destinies.
To "let go" is not to deny,
but to accept.
To "let go" is not to nag,
scold or argue, but instead
to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To "let go" is not to adjust
everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish myself in it.
To "let go" is not to regret
the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To "let go" is to fear less and
live more.
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