Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria | General Services | Adaptive Technology | Guidelines & Forms
To qualify for disability services from the Learning Skills Center, you must:
- Apply and be accepted to Jefferson Community College through the regular admissions or continuing education processes.
- Submit current and comprehensive documentation of the specific disability or disabilities along with a completed contact sheet to the LSC. This documentation must be generated by a licensed M.D., licensed psychologist, or school psychologist; include a diagnosis of the disability; state how the disability affects you; discuss functional limitations; and make recommendations for accommodation. Documentation will be kept confidential. For more information, go to Guidelines and Forms.
- Make an appointment to meet with the Learning Skills Specialist for Students with Disabilities to discuss reasonable accommodations.
JCC complies fully with Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which states, "No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States…shall, solely by reason of his/her handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."