The Disabled Student
The Disabled Student
At Jackson State Community College, we want the disabled student to have every opportunity to succeed. We strive to provide reasonable accommodations so that no student, solely because of their disability, will be excluded from any college activity or function. Our college admissions policies do not limit the number of disabled persons who may attend or be served.
We want college to be a positive and rewarding experience for you. We are here to help you reach your goals and overcome your challenges!
Services
- Coordinate and provide support services to students with disabilities
- Advise faculty and staff on appropriate accommodations
- Assist in planning accessibility for campus facilities
- Provide disability training
- Referrals
Self-identification
It is the student's responsibility to voluntarily and confidentially disclose information regarding the nature of the disability.
Process to Receive an Accommodation
Student contacts Jackson State Community College and/or student may disclose disability in admissions and/or advising.
- ADA compliance information appears in college catalog/student handbook and each course syllabus.
- Student discloses they have a disability to classroom instructor, but they are not required to disclose the specific disability.
- Student contacts Coordinator for Disabled Student Services, located in the Student Union, Room 13.
- The student provides recent medical and/or psychological information from a provider within the scope of practice. This follows Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) professional guidelines requiring psychological/medical information to be no more than three years old.
All rules, laws, and regulations related to medical, psychological, and student records are to be followed. Confidentiality is paramount.
AHEAD, American Counseling Association (ACA), American Mental Health Counseling Association (AMHCA) organizations and State of Tennessee practice codes as relate to ethical standards are to be observed.
- Upon receipt of verification documents, a Special Accommodation Agreement Form is given to the student designating recommended accommodations. Both the student and instructor are to sign the agreement
- The student and the instructor each keep copies of the completed form and the student returns the remaining copies to the Coordinator.
- If there is a disagreement concerning accommodations between a faculty member and a student, the Coordinator shall be contacted and included in the decision making as a mediator.
- The student has a right of appeal as listed in the 2002-2003 JSCC catalog on page 147.
- The college has a right to seek additional medical/psychological evaluations paid for by the college, but must provide disputed accommodation until such information is obtained.
- Nothing in the accommodation process abridges an individual's right of appeal.
- The student attends class with the allowed accommodation.
- Any accommodation starts from the processing of the form. No accommodation is given prior to the point of student disclosure.
Recommended Documentation