| Name of Office: |
Disability Support Services |
| Contact Person: |
Julia M. Edwards |
| Email Address: |
edwardsj@otc.edu |
| Department Email: |
testingservices@otc.edu |
| Number of Staff: |
7 Full-time, 6 Part-time |
| Number of Specialists: |
4 Counselors |
| Type of Institution: |
Open Admissions |
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Public |
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Commuter |
| Total Student Population: |
10,000 |
| Students with Disabilities: |
600 |
| Other Accessibility Considerations: |
Accessible Public Transportation |
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Accessible Web/Distance Learning Courses |
| Number of Students By Disability: |
51 ADD/ADHD |
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4 Aspergers |
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3 Blind |
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2 Deaf-Blind |
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10 Deaf |
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5 Developmental Disabilities |
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4 Hard of Hearing |
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38 Health |
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288 Learning Disability |
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23 Low Vision |
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45 Orthopedic/Mobility |
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83 Psychological |
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10 Speech-Language |
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9 Seizure |
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6 Other |
| Accommodations Commonly Provided: |
Instructor Notification |
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Taping Lectures |
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Braille |
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Large Print |
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Interpreters |
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Course Substitution |
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Reduced Course Load |
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Testing Accommodations |
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Reader (in-class, out-of-class) |
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Alternative Text (information, institutional member,
conversion) |
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Notetaker (volunteer) |
| Assistive Technology Available: |
Alternative Keyboard |
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Assistive Listening Devices |
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Braille |
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Daisy Players |
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Large Screen |
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4 Track Players |
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Grammar Check |
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Scanning |
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Screen Reader |
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Speech Recognition |
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Spell Check |
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TTY |
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Video Phone |
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Visual Alert |
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Word Prediction |
| Other Services Provided: |
Career Counseling |
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Special Academic Advising |
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Learning Resource Labs |
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Sign Language Classes |
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Personal Counseling |
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Job Placement |
| Documentation Requirements: |
Current - 3 Years |
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Statement of Diagnosis |
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Signature of Qualified Professional |
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History of Disability |
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Description of Current Functioning |
| Tests Accepted for LD Documentation: |
WAIS, WJ-Cognitive, WJ-Achievement, SB, WIAT |
| Additional Information: |
Academic advising for students with disabilities.
Temporary or provisional accommodations provided while
testing
is brought up-to-date. |
| Additional Costs: |
No information provided |