College of the Redwoods 2007-2008 College Catalog

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ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS

Qualified students with disabilities who may be reasonably accommodated will not be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any academic, research, occupational training, housing, health insurance, counseling, financial aid, athletics, recreation, transportation, or other extracurricular or educational program or activity provided by the College Board Policy No. 533.

Requests for Academic Accommodations

The Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) Office is a resource for the general college community for information about and implementation of academic accommodations. DSPS evaluates the need for reasonable accommodations based on student need.

If you need academic accommodations, meet with one of the DSPS Counselors to complete a Support Services Agreement (SSA).

Share information from SSA with your instructor(s). If the instructor agrees, the accommodation is then implemented.

While the right to accommodations is not negotiable, its implementation is. If the instructor questions the implementation, the student, the DSPS Director and the instructor continue to talk until an agreement is reached. (Note: this may mean that an alternative accommodation may be implemented.)

If the rare circumstance occurs that no agreement can be reached, the accommodation is temporarily implemented (per Board Policy 533) pending final resolution by the Academic Accommodations Committee.

The Academic Accommodations Committee meets and reviews all information regarding the request. The committee will either approve, deny, or recommend a third accommodation. The decision is then final.