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Disability
Services
Our
Top Priority
At Lanier Technical College the quality of your educational
experience is our top priority. The Coordinator of Disability
Services works to meet the particular needs of students
with disabilities including the physically challenged
and the learning challenged. Once a student's medical
documentation of his/her disability is received, this
office works with faculty and staff to help them meet
the student's needs.
Reasonable Accommodations
It is the policy of Lanier Technical College to make
reasonable accommodations that assist people with disabilities
as they participate in programs and activities at the
college. Reasonable accommodations are determined on
a case-by-case basis according to each student's individual
medical documentation. Accommodations will be made to
the extent that these accommodations do not sacrifice
or compromise the integrity of an educational program,
lower the academic standards, or produce undue financial
and/or administrative burdens.
What does the Disability Services
Office Provide?
This office is responsible for ADA compliance and for
providing service and advocacy for students with disabilities.
It is the responsibility of the student to disclose
information regarding a disability if services are needed.
Appropriate medical documentation is required by this
office in order to provide suitable and effective accommodation
or auxiliary aid for individuals requesting service.
The Coordinator of Disability Services is then able
to make recommendations, modifications and referrals
based on the nature of the disability and how it affects
the student's ability to learn or demonstrate competency
in the course of study. Students may be referred to
agencies outside the college to gain medical documentation
for services. Once a referral is made, it is the responsibility
of the student to complete the steps necessary to gain
his/her documentation.
Request for Modifications
Accommodations are given based on the specific needs
of the individual and the recommendations stated in
the student's evaluation. All requests for modification
of or additions to facilities, programs, services, activities,
or publications shall be specified on the Student Justification
for Reasonable Accommodation Form. The person requiring
accommodation will receive notification of the President's
decision relative to undue financial and administrative
burden within fifteen days of filing his/her request.
Steps to take
in order to obtain special classroom accommodations:
-
Choose
a certificate, diploma, or degree program that
you wish to pursue. Programs are listed under
the "Academic Programs" tab at the
top of this page.
- Apply
to Lanier Technical College by submitting a
completed and signed application for admission.
Make sure to include the following:
- $15
non-refundable application fee
- An
official transcript from high school, GED,
and/or college/university
- Official
SAT, ACT CPE, COMPASS or ASSET test scores
- NOTE:
If the applicant has not taken a placement
test, LTC offers the COMPASS and ASSET.
- Once
accepted into Lanier Technical College, the
STUDENT must call and make an appointment to
meet with Mallory Safley, Coordinator of Disability
Services. The student must bring a recent (within
the past five years) medical and/or psychological
evaluation stating and describing his/her disability
and any classroom accommodations recommended
by the doctor.
- Register
for classes.
- Student
MUST drop off or email a copy of their course
schedule to Mallory Safley before classes start.
Please make sure that the schedule includes
the following:
- Class
Name(s)
- Class
Number(s)
- Instructor's
Name(s)
NOTE:
Student MUST repeat steps 4 and 5 every
quarter in order to continue obtaining accommodation(s).
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you have questions regarding a disability or accommodation,
please contact: |
Mallory
Safley
Coordinator of Disability Services
(770) 531-6330
msafley@laniertech.edu
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