通道及住宿服务

根据美国残疾人法案, a disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life 活动. Major life 活动 related to education include but are not limited to walking, 睡觉, 吃, 学习, 阅读, 写作, 处理, 听力, 等.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires recipients of federal funding to afford individuals with disabilities 平等机会 to all services. In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) spelled out in greater detail the obligations not only of recipients of federal funds but also private businesses and public spaces.

In 2008, after a series of court decisions eroded congress’s intent with the ADA, 国会通过了修正案. The ADA Amendments Act reaffirms congress’s intention that the ADA applies to individuals with all types of disabilities including those suffering from long-term illnesses such as cancer or impairments to bodily systems and made clear that mitigating measures should not be taken into effect when determining whether an individual has a disability. The intent and effect of the amendments act was to significantly expand the number of people covered by the ADA.

An accommodation is an adjustment made to a policy and/or academic environment to ensure students with temporary or permanent disabilities have 平等机会 to course material, information, 活动, programs, housing, and other campus facilities.

Asking a student for more details regarding their disability is not permitted as the confidentiality of the student’s information must be maintained. It is an individual’s choice whether to disclose the nature of their disability to their faculty or to staff at the college.

A service animal is an animal that is trained to work or perform active tasks for an individual with a disability. If it is unclear whether an animal (a dog and rarely a miniature horse) is a service animal, anyone can ask following questions: (1) is the service animal required because of a disability and (2) what work or task the animal has been trained to perform? If you are unsure whether these questions have been answered satisfactorily, 允许人和动物继续, 并联系接入 & 校园住宿服务. 情感支持动物不是服务性动物.

访问 & 住宿服务 at 杰纳西社区学院 encourages students with services animals to register their animals with our office. This can be helpful if the student and service animal are separated for any reason and we need to facilitate reunification. 请浏览我们的 服务动物登记表格.

The laws governing mandated accommodations for students with disabilities are different at the post-secondary level (colleges and universities) than K-12. Therefore, a student may not receive accommodations that they received in high school. 在某些情况下, the accommodations that students receive in high school may be the same, but other accommodations may not be reasonable and appropriate at the college level. This is why each student’s documentation is reviewed and accommodations are discussed through the interactive process.

For information related to the differences between k-12 services and services in higher education, 请参阅我们的文件 过渡到大学住宿.

Unlike high school, the university setting requires students to act as independent adults. 如果学生提交给访问 & 住宿服务 when they face challenges on campus, every effort will be made to assist the student in getting back on track within the parameters of our services. 然而，每日监测是不可用的.

A student who is 18 years old or older is legally recognized as an adult. As an adult, the student must self-identify to 访问 & 住宿服务和请求住宿. Accommodation requests will only be accepted from the student, not from his or her parents. Many times, parents ask to be included in the first appointment with 访问 & 住宿服务. With the student’s approval, this can be very helpful. 学生s must sign a release if they wish to have information shared with parents after the first meeting.

学生必须自我识别访问 & 住宿服务和请求住宿 (this is separate from the general 招生 process). 第一步包括完成我们的 进气形式 要求和我们的一名员工见面. 学生s who are taking classes on the 杰纳西社区学院 campus will be asked to meet with an 访问 & 住宿办公室 Professional for an intake meeting to discuss the accommodation process. 学生s who are taking classes online only will need to communicate by phone or electronically with an 访问 & 住宿服务专业人员.

学生s who require or would like our 进气形式 in a different format can contact our office by emailing us (access@杰纳西.edu)或致电585.343.0055 x6219. We will be happy to provide our form in an alternative format.

Each college/university may have different documentation guidelines and rules about what constitutes a reasonable accommodation. 转学到杰纳西社区学院后, information from a previous school is helpful but it is still necessary for 访问 & 住宿办公室 Professionals to review your documentation and determine what is reasonable at our institution.

No, there are no flags or identifying markers on students’ academic record if they utilize access services during their higher education experience. 进一步, documentation and disability services records are maintained separately from other academic records.

Documentation guidelines vary based on the type of disability. We will determine through the interactive process what, if any, documentation is needed. Please note that you should not delay meeting with us out of concern for not having the right paperwork. Each consultant will discuss specific third-party documentation needs during the initial interactive process meeting and steps you can take after the meeting. Our first priority is meeting with you, not reviewing your documentation.

访问办公室 & 住宿 does not list tutoring as an accommodation. We refer students to the 杰纳西社区学院 学习中心 when tutoring needs arise. 学生s may also access tutoring through the 学习中心 at their convenience, 没有推荐. Tutoring for all GCC students is available free of charge by professional and peer tutors. For more information on all of the great programming offered through our 学习中心, 请浏览 学习中心页面 或发邮件给学习中心 tutoring@杰纳西.edu.

请填写我们的电子 入口通道 & 住宿服务 and contact our office to request an initial appointment (email: access@杰纳西.edu 电话:585.343.0055 x6219)

Please do not hesitate to visit our offices for more information:

访问办公室 & 住宿
杰纳西社区学院
房间C219
access@杰纳西.edu
电话: 585-343-0055 x6219