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SPECIAL
NEEDS
Learning
Disabled and Physically Handicapped
An individual program
will be designed for each person with special needs, based on his or
her diagnosis. Schedule an appointment with the Director of Learning
Support Services for your individual plan. When possible, schedule
your appointment at least one week before the term begins.
Support services
are available to any qualified student with a documented disability.
A disability is a physical or mental impairment that limits one or
more major life activities, such as walking, talking, hearing, seeing
or learning. For services, you must self-identify yourself to the Director
of Learning Support Services and provide documentation or discuss how
to acquire the necessary documentation for your disability.
The Learning Center
provides a number of support services and adaptive equipment that assist
people with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of their
educational experience. The services include but are not limited to:
- Student
Assistants available for reading and writing help
- Arrangements
for copies of class notes
- Cassette
recorders to tape lectures
- Readers
for tests
- Videocassette
programs
- Audiocassette
programs
- Computer
that reads the screen audibly, enlarges print, and reads textbooks
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