Each student with a disability at VWCC has the right to:

• An equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from courses, programs, services or activities
• An equal opportunity to work and to learn, to receive reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services
• The assurance that all disability-related records will be confidential and maintained separately from college/university records in accordance with applicable law
• An accommodation in a timely manner once it has been properly requested
• Discuss accommodations with each instructor, identifying which accommodation will be utilized for each class

Each student with a disability at VWCC is responsible for:

• Identifying himself/herself as an individual with a disability to the Office of Disability Services (ODS)
• Providing appropriate documentation from a qualified professional
• Initiating all requests for accommodations and services each semester
• Understanding accommodations are not retroactive
• Working with ODS and the instructor in obtaining and implementing accommodations
• Taking responsibility for using or not using accommodations
• Meeting qualifications and maintaining essential institutional standards for courses, programs, services or activities
• Informing ODS in a timely manner when concerns arise

If a student has questions or problems concerning the appropriateness of an accommodation, he or she must contact ODS.

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