VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

believe that they do not meet the technical standards. Students who fail in the curriculum or who are suspended or dismissed may not claim failure due to disability not previously identified prior to the failures or for one that is in the process of evaluation. For this reason, students MUST request reasonable accommodations prior to any curricular failure for the condition to be considered as a part of reason for academic failure. Students who believe they may need accommodation should contact the Director for Student and Institutional Academic Success, who also serves as the Section 504 Campus Coordinator, to request the Section 504 Request for Eligibility Form. Auburn Campus Kathy Friedenreich, MEd Office: 144 334-442-4061 kfriedenreich@auburn.vcom.edu Virginia Campus Kenna Colley, EdD Office: 241 540-231-3725 kcolley@vt.vcom.edu

Louisiana Campus

Carolinas Campus

Jana Carlson, EdD Office: 210 318-342-7179 jcarlson@ulm.vcom.edu

Kylee Ousley, MEd Office: 124 864-327-9996 kousley@carolinas.vcom.edu

Students requesting accommodations for a disability will be required to submit appropriate supporting documentation and may be required to undergo additional evaluation prior to VCOM considering their request. Obtaining and providing proper documentation is the student’s responsibility and all evaluations will be at the student’s expense. Students who are seeking accommodation must submit documentation showing evidence of the disability, the degree to which the student’s activities are affected (functional limitation), and the need for the specific accommodation requested. The purpose of the documentation is to determine eligibility for academic accommodation(s) and the type of accommodation(s) VCOM can reasonably provide. A student requesting accommodations must submit the following: 1. Section 504 Request for Eligibility Form – This form is completed in full by the student and can be obtained from the Director for Student and Institutional Academic Success, who also serves as the Section 504 Campus Coordinator for Students. 2. Documentation of the Disability, Functional Limitation, and Recommended Accommodations - Because disabilities change over time, medical, psychiatric, or educational testing must be no more than three years old. Also, because the provision of reasonable accommodations is based upon an assessment of the disability on current medical school academic programs, recent documentation and appropriate evaluations are required. Obtaining proper documentation is the student’s responsibility and all evaluations will be at the student’s expense. A written note on a prescription pad or doctor’s notes are not considered adequate evaluation or documentation of a disability and do not substantiate a request for accommodations. • The diagnosis must be made by a specialist with appropriate professional credentials for the area of the disability and with experience in that disability.

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