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Disability Services

Northeast Community College is committed to providing equal access to all instructional material, facilities, services, and activities for all students to include those with disabilities (permanent or temporary to include those who are pregnant) who require reasonable accommodations to participate fully.

A student requesting accommodations must disclose a permanent or temporary diagnosed disability exists to the Disability Services Office and complete an application. A student provides documentation of a disability as defined by the Americans with Disability Amendment Act 2008 (ADAAA) and Section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973. Under the ADAAA and Section 504, a person has a disability if a physical or mental impairment substantially limits one or more major life activities that includes but is not limited to caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, and communicating.

Students with a disability (SWD) have a right to:

  • Equal access to courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities;

  • Reasonable, appropriate, and effective accommodations, academic adjustments, and or auxiliary aids that are determined on an individual basis; and

  • Have all documentation pertaining to their disability kept confidential with the choice of whom to disclose information to, except as required by law.

The Disability Services Office is the designated office to receive and file disability related documents. Reasonable accommodations are determined on an individual basis following a comprehensive intake interview with the student by Disability Services staff. The Director of Disability Services is Northeast’s designated staff person who determines necessary and appropriate accommodations with the student.

Examples of appropriate accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids consist of:

  • Testing accommodations which may include listening to exams, extended time for exams, calculator usage, and/or taking exams in a reduced distraction environment.

  • Obtaining textbooks in an electronic format to listen to the textbook while reading.

  • Note-taking accommodations such as copies of lecture notes, access to Power Point presentations, and/or recording lectures; usage of note-taking technology such as smart pens and apps.

  • Usage of computer software and apps including, but not limited to, speech recognition software and text-to-speech software.

  • FM systems.

  • Interpreters for students who are deaf.

  • Adjustments to course participation.

Some accommodations may take several weeks to put into place, so please make requests known early.

To obtain additional information, and/or to schedule an appointment:

The Section 504/ADA/Title IX Compliance Officer at Northeast Community College is the Vice President of Human Resources & Organizational Development.

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