Services for Students with Disabilities
WOSC is committed to providing support services to physically and learning disabled students. These services are guided by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 which prohibits discrimination against otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities, and mandates that reasonable accommodations be made for such persons.
To access these services students must initiate their request each semester by meeting with the counselor to discuss their physical or academic needs. Students must provide documentation from a qualified professional as to the nature of their disability before receiving services.
Student Support Services ADA Request Form
Each student is encouraged to act as his/her own advocate and has the major responsibility for securing assistance. Early and regular contact with the counselor will help ensure services and accommodations. It is strongly recommended that all documentation is in place by the second week of classes to ensure that accommodations are met in a timely fashion.
Accommodations that are considered reasonable for college students differ significantly from accommodations that are routinely available at the high school level. We have provided links below to articles that explain these differences in a manner that is easy to understand.
- US Dept. of Ed. - Preparing for Postsecondary Education
- College Accommodations for Students with Disabilities.
- Information about the differences in accommodations at the high school and college levels
ADA Accommodation Grievance Procedure
Western Accessibility Documentation (all external links below will open a new window)
- Animoto - No accessibility statement at this time.
- Annenberg Learner
- BigBlueButton
- Evernote/Livescribe - No accessibility statement at this time.
- Khan Academy - No accessibility statement at this time.
- McGrawhill virtual lab
- McGraw-Hill Education Connect
- Moodle Accessibility
- MyMathLab
- MyWritingLab
- MyOpenMath
- Padlet - No accessibility statement at this time.
- PhET Simulations - No accessibility statement at this time.
- SAM (Cengage Learning)
- Science Buddies - No accessibility statement at this time.
- Showme - No accessibility statement at this time.
- Sitepal - No accessibility statement at this time.
- Storybird - No accessibility statement at this time.
- Taskstream
- Thinglink - No accessibility statement at this time.
- Voicethread
- Youtube