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College Credit Plus (CC+) Student and Parent Orientation

Disability Services and the College Credit Plus (CC+) Student

• Disability Services is the college office that approves

accommodations for any student with a disability taking college-level coursework.

• Accommodations for college students with disabilities are

approved through the lenses of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, Subpart E.

• Accommodations for high school students with disabilities

are approved through the lenses of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Free Appropriate Education (FAPE), and The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, Subpart D.

What is Disability Services?

• High School students taking College Credit Plus (CC+)

classes where college credit is being earned, are considered to be college students.

• As such, high school students enrolled in College

Credit Plus courses, are subject to college-level expectations and responsibilities.

The College Credit Plus Student

• The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, Subpart E states that

postsecondary institutions “may not make preadmission inquiry as to whether an applicant for admission is a handicapped person but, after admission, may make inquiries on a confidential basis as to handicaps that may require accommodation.” (104.42 B.4)

High School College IDEA, FAPE, Rehab Act Section 504 Subpart D ADA, Rehab Act Section 504 Subpart E Every student with a disability, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability. Students with a disability who meet the academic and technical standards requisite to admission.

Who Does This Apply To?

High School College IDEA, FAPE, Rehab Act Section 504 Subpart D ADA, Rehab Act Section 504 Subpart E Ensure all students with a disability have available to them an education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education Accommodations that afford students with disabilities equal

• pportunity to obtain the same

result, gain the same benefit, or reach the same level as their non-disabled peers

What Services Are Offered?

• It is important to keep in mind that college-level

accommodations "are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for handicapped and non- handicapped persons, but must afford handicapped persons equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs.” (The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, Subpart A, 104.4.2)

College-Level Accommodations

High School College

Administer test over several days Must complete test once started Instructor repeats/ rephrases directions during class Student should ask questions when appropriate in class, or email Instructor

• utside of class for clarification

Study guides Only if available to entire class Access to notes during testing Only if available to entire class Adjusted class schedule/ shortened day Students registered with DS have priority registration, schedule classes appropriately Modifying tests/ homework assignments Students must complete same coursework as non-disabled peers

Some Examples of High School Accommodations No Longer Appropriate at the College Level

• College-level accommodations are in place to ensure that

students with disabilities have equal access to an education as their non-disabled peers.

• The student is expected to learn, understand, and remember

class materials.

• High School-level accommodations are in place to ensure

that students with disabilities are as successful as possible.

• Teachers and staff help the student learn, understand, and

remember class materials.

Any Specific Questions Regarding Approved/ Appropriate Accommodations?

• Students must register with Disability Services, including

completion of an Intake Appointment with an Advocate. The student can then notify Instructors of approved accommodations by providing the Instructor with a copy of their Letter of Accommodation. High School College IDEA, FAPE, Rehab Act Section 504 Subpart D ADA, Rehab Act Section 504 Subpart E Teachers and staff are aware which students have an IEP/ETR, ISP or 504 Plan Student’s must self-disclose disability to Instructors

Who Knows?

1. Send us your documentation. By “documentation” we mean a copy

• f your IEP/ETR, 504 Plan, doctor’s notes, anything that shows us

what your disability is and how it will affect you in college. You can ask your Intervention Specialist to send it for you 2. Once you get an email from your Disability Services Advocate saying that you are “approved for intake”, fill out the Online Registration

• Form. The link to this form is in the email you received that states

you are “approved for intake.” 3. Please call or email your Disability Services Advocate to schedule your intake interview. For your convenience, intake interviews can be scheduled to take place at a Columbus State Regional Learning Center near you, or at either of the Columbus State campuses (Downtown or Delaware). Please be sure to mention your location preference when contacting your Advocate.

Registering with Disability Services

• It is important to note that submitting a student’s

documentation does not register the student with Disability Services at Columbus State.

• They will need to meet with a Disability Services

Advocate to complete an Intake Interview.

• Only when the Intake Interview is complete, and a

Letter of Accommodation generated, will the student be registered with Disability Services.

Intake Interview

• Students must provide

Instructors with a copy

• f their Letter of

Accommodation in

• rder to be able to utilize

their approved accommodations.

• The Letter of

Accommodation serves as proof of registration with Disability Services and outlines the student’s approved accommodations.

Letter of Accommodation

• Under FERPA, when a “student is enrolled in both a high school and a

postsecondary institution, the two schools may exchange information

• n that student. If the student is under 18, the parents still retain the

rights under FERPA at the high school and may inspect and review any records sent by the postsecondary institution to the high school”.

High School College IDEA, FAPE, Rehab Act Section 504 Subpart D ADA, Rehab Act Section 504 Subpart E Parents have meaningful

• pportunities to participate in

the education of the children Student is considered a college student and accepts the rights and responsibilities associated with being a college student

Parental Involvement