The purpose for disability services is to “level the playing field” to eliminate barriers and discrimination against persons with disabilities and protect student confidentiality.
By law, a person with a disability includes “any person who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activity and has a record as having such an impairment.”
Disability services include limited vision, blind, deaf, hard of hearing, learning disability (dyslexia, IEP in high school, ADD/HD, etc.), speech disability, mobility disability, chemical dependency, mental impairment (depression, anxiety, etc.), chronic and systemic illness (AIDS, Arthritis, Cancer, Multiple sclerosis, Diabetes, Muscular dystrophy, Psychiatric disabilities), epilepsy, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury.
It is the student’s responsibility to request disability services. These services are available with the necessary documentation from within the last three years. Documentation must be from the original sources of diagnosis.
Make sure to contact the Director of Disability Services at the beginning of each semester so that your accommodations and other needs can be anticipated.
Learn more about success strategies for specific disabilities:
- Learning Disabilities
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Depression
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Anxiety Disorders
- Faculty Guide
Student Study Brochures
- Listening and note taking skills
- Reading skills
- Textbook study strategies
- Success skills
- Test taking skills
- Writing skills
Some of the services available through the Disability Services Office include:
- Extended Test Time
- Books on CD
- Note Taking
- Interpreter
- Readers
- Assistive Technology
- Alternative Test Site
To schedule an appointment, please contact:
Gloria Baker
Disabilities Service Coordinator
320-629-5174
bakerg@pinetech.edu
