HOME PAGE Student Support Services Disability Services FAQ Contact Us Forms When Professors are TOO Accomodating			Disability Services "No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States...shall solely by reason of...disability, be denied the benefits of, be excluded from participation in, or shall be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."-Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act  The Student Support Services program has the responsibility of ensuring that students with disabilities receive reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids. The determination of services is based on the documentation provided by the student and functional limitations presented by the disability. DOCUMENTATION Must be signed by a qualified professional Must meet the Board of Regents criteria http://www.gsu.edu/rcld Must be submitted to the Disability Coordinator before accommodations are made DIAGNOSTIC TESTING Georgia Southwestern State University's diagnostic testing is conducted at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia by licensed professionals. Diagnostic testing may be conducted by a psychologist or diagnostician of the students choice, but the evaluation must meet the Board of Regents guidelines. http://www.gsu.edu/rcld SERVICES Exam accommodations, i.e. extended time distraction reduced environment Adaptive equipment Disability advocacy and advising Alternative media, i.e. audio textbooks, scanned test, enlarged print, and Braille Note-Takers Referral for diagnostic testing Sign language interpreters/real time captioning (upon request) Readers Scribes Books on tape THE FACULTY ROOM
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