For more information contact: Brent Heuer Accommodative Services Counselor 307-268-2557

Location: Administration, room 112

Accomodative Services

Accommodative Services for Students with Disabilities
Casper College follows the American with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in providing services and accommodations to students with disabilities.

What services are available?
While it is the college's responsibility to notify students of services and how to access those services, it is the student's responsibility to self-identify and request accommodations. Accommodations are determined on an individual basis according to required documentation of disability. Services provided through Accommodative Services located in Student Services AD 112 may include but are not limited to:

• Assistance in completing the admissions process
• Academic advising
• Career counseling
• Classroom accommodations (sign language/oral interpreters, note takers, readers, appropriate seating arrangements, etc.)
• Alternate testing, taped text information, print materials in alternate format (Braille)
• Priority registration
• Referral to resources on and off campus
• Use of assistive technology (screen readers, scan and read programs, assistive listening equipment, adaptive keyboards, zoom text, voice recognition programs, tape recorders, spell checkers, laptop computers, etc.)

Am I eligible for accommodations?
You are eligible if:

• You are considered a person with a disability under the law
• You have identified yourself to Accommodative Services located in AD 112
• You have provided current (testing or examination within the last 3 years) documentation regarding your disability

Documentation of a disability requires the following:

• Identification of the nature and extent of the disability
• Specific information regarding the manner in which the disability affects you and your ability to demonstrate your knowledge of material presented in the classroom
• Suggestions regarding possible accommodations

Documentation is usually provided by a physician, psychologist, learning disabilities specialist, or rehabilitation counselor.

When to request services?
Students are expected to request services in a timely manner, usually prior to the start of classes. The time needed will vary for the service requested. (For example, some services such as Braille or providing texts in alternative formats can take several weeks or even months depending on the availability of readers, the use of outside agencies, cooperation of publishers, etc.). Students are encouraged to request support services as early as possible; the earlier services are requested, the more likely it will be that appropriate accommodation will be available when needed.

How do I apply for services and receive accommodations?

1. Meet with Accommodative Service personnel
2. Provide current documentation of your disability
3. Each semester the student and Accommodative Service personnel will work out an appropriate Accommodative Service Agreement outlining the accommodations that will be provided
4. Accommodative Service personnel will inform instructors of the accommodations to which the student is entitled