College of Lake County Disability Services - Accessibility for Your Success

1. Office for Students with Disabilities At the College of Lake County [Welcome to the office for students with disabilities at the College of Lake County. We are located on the first floor of the Library (LRC) at the Grayslake Campus.]

2. [The mission of the OSD is to provide accessibility for each and every class under the law.]

3. [That access can come by the way of a service, such as sign language interpreters for the deaf.]

4. [Or in equipment, such as FM units for the hard of hearing.]

5. [For students with low vision, a portable CCTV may be offered in order to gain access.]

6. [Other examples of assistive equipment include digital voice recorders, Franklin dictionaries and digital pens.]

7. [If needed, our media conversion technicians can take the printed word, and convert it to an alternate format.]

8. [Though students receiving services through our office may be blind, deaf or utilize a wheelchair, the majority of students our office serves have an invisible disability, such as ADD, Anxiety, or a Learning Disability. ]

9. [Regardless of your career choice or area of academic interest, the Office for Students with Disabilities can provide you with academic accommodations to assist you in meeting your goal.]

10. Process for Receiving Accommodations [If you are interested in receiving accommodations within your classes, the process is as follows.]

11. Process for Receiving Accommodations • Complete an application and consent [Application and consent forms may be found on our website or by requesting them through our office.]

12. Process for Receiving Accommodations • Complete an application and consent • Submit documented evidence of a disability [Students are required to provide OSD with documentation relative to their disability.]

13. Process for Receiving Accommodations • Complete an application and consent • Submit documented evidence of a disability • Once reviewed, OSD will meet with student [OSD staff will review the documentation and arrange to meet with you to discuss needed accommodations.]

14. Process for Receiving Accommodations • Complete an application and consent • Submit documented evidence of a disability • Once reviewed, OSD will meet with student • Student receives paperwork [Students will receive a form itemizing their accommodations.]

15. Process for Receiving Accommodations • Complete an application and consent • Submit documented evidence of a disability • Once reviewed, OSD will meet with student • Student receives paperwork • Student presents paperwork to instructor [The Instructor Notification Form lets the instructor know how to best provide these accommodations in the classroom, without divulging your disability.]

16. Process for Receiving Accommodations • Complete an application and consent • Submit documented evidence of a disability • Once reviewed, OSD will meet with student • Student receives paperwork • Student presents paperwork to instructor • Student reapplies every semester [Students must contact our office each semester in order to retain accommodations.]

17. Office for Students with Disabilities At the College of Lake County 1.847.543.2474 http://yyz.clcillinois.edu/osd/site2/index.htm [Thank you for your interest in the Office for Students with Disabilities at the college of Lake county.]