DISABILITY SERVICES

Obtaining Services

A student may disclose his/her disability at any time before, during, or after the admissions process. It is, according to law, the student’s responsibility to self-identify and to request accommodations for the placement tests, for courses, and for activities or events. Documentation is required in order to determine eligibility and must be from a licensed/certified professional and include a diagnosis and current level of functioning. High school Individual Education Plans (IEP) and 504 plans, while informative, are not sufficient to establish eligibility. The Disability Services Counselor also has documentation forms which may be completed by the appropriate professional.

Any student wishing to self-identify as a person with a disability and to request accommodations or services must contact the Disability Services Counselor by telephone at (919) 735-5151, ext 6729 or by office visit to the Wayne Learning Center Building, Room 114. This counselor will discuss the college policies and procedures and the student’s needs and will assist the student in completing the steps in requesting services. Because schedules change each semester and accommodation needs may change as well, students must contact the Disability Services Counselor each semester of enrollment to request and receive appropriate accommodations. One initial request for an academic accommodation at the time of enrollment does NOT then carry over throughout the student’s college career.

Once the student has been determined eligible, and he/she and the Disability Services Counselor have agreed on reasonable accommodations, the student is asked to sign a release form to specify those faculty/staff on campus who may be informed regarding his/her needs. The Disability Services Counselor then prepares a letter of accommodation, and the student becomes responsible for delivering the letters to his/her instructors in a timely manner. Instructors are not required to make accommodations without a letter from the Disability Services Counselor or for situations which occurred prior to the time they were made aware of the disability. Accommodations should not alter the content or academic standards of any course. On occasion, the student and the Disability Services Counselor will meet with an instructor to discuss and arrange accommodations.