Disabilities Services

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All instructors are required to include in their syllabus a statement inviting students with disabilities to meet with them in a confidential environment to discuss making arrangements for accommodations.

Sample Syllabus Statement:

If you are a student with a disability and you require accommodations you must register with NIACC Disability Services, located in the Administration Building, AB106, phone 641.422.4296. Disability Services will work with you to authorize accommodations and provide a letter that must be presented to instructors before any accommodations will be available.

Have you suspected a student has a disability?

Here are some suggestions in approaching the student:

1. Emphasize positive performance, then note concerns and inconsistencies with other aspects of a student's work.
2. Be specific about your observations, emphasizing patterns of errors.
3. Rather than announcing you suspect there's a disability, ask the student if he/she is aware of the patterns.
4. If the student does not disclose a disability, suggest possible resources the student can explore to address the patterns of difficulty, such as tutoring, Student Learning Center, Student Access Center, etc.

Resources for faculty:

http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/

Helpful links

Intake Questionnaire
Accessible Route Map [pdf]
Notice Under the ADA
Disability Services Video

Disability Services Student Handbook
Transition Workshop

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Any student who believes he/she has been denied any service or benefit or otherwise discriminated against due to a disability may follow the steps outlined in NIACC’s
Grievance Procedure.