Services NOT provided by the Disability Services Office

Services that cannot be provided include personal attendants, individually prescribed devices, readers for personal use or study, or other devices or services of a personal nature such as typing or a tutor outside the Student Success Center. If students need any of these services, they are responsible for providing and paying for these services.

Documentation of Disabilities

CWC has established Documentation Guidelines that set standards for appropriate and acceptable documentation of disabilities. Documentation must be provided by an appropriate professional and requires the following:

• Diagnosis of the student’s current disability

• Date of the diagnosis

• How the diagnosis was reached

• Credentials of the professional

• How the disability affects a major life activity

• How the disability affects the student’s academic performance

The documentation must provide enough information so that the student and the Disability Services Coordinator can determine appropriate academic adjustments and accommodations. 

If a student does not have documentation of his or her disability or the documentation provided does not meet the Documentation Guidelines set by CWC, it is the responsibility of the student to pay for or find funding to pay for an appropriate professional to document the disability and the need for accommodations. The Disability Services Office does not provide diagnostic testing.

Confidentiality

Under most circumstances, information shared with the Disability Services Coordinator is confidential and will not be shared without the written permission of the student. It is inappropriate for faculty, staff or administrators to single out students with disabilities and discuss their personal situation with others not involved with provision of services.  While disability information will not be shared, information about accommodations will be shared as necessary among the Disability Services Coordinator, CWC instructors and staff, and outreach campuses via oral and written communication, such as letters, phone, e-mail and fax.