North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC)

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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 recommended accommodations and provide an accommodation 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:

Emphasize positive performance, then note concerns and inconsistencies with other aspects of a student's work.
Be specific about your observations, emphasizing patterns of errors.
Rather than announcing you suspect there's a disability, ask the student if he/she is aware of the patterns.
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.

Disability Services

Student Support & Retention Office

North Iowa Area Community College, 500 College Drive, Mason City, IA 50401
641-423-1264 or 1-888-GO NIACC
www.niacc.edu