Students may be uncertain about whether they qualify for or need academic Accommodations. Accommodations are provided through the Lynch Disability Resource & Cultural Center and are available at no additional cost to students with documented disabilities.
ACCOMMODATION SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Extended-time testing
- Testing in a distraction- reduced environment
- Texts in alternative formats
- Preferential seating
- Assistive technology (including text to speech reading software)
Procedure for Requesting Accommodation Services
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a disability as a substantial limitation of a major life function. Students requesting academic adjustments, accommodations, or auxiliary aids from the Lynch Disability Resource & Cultural Center at Loras College are required to submit the documentation of their disability to verify eligibility under ADA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Students are encouraged you to:
- Ask questions about your eligibility for services before you encounter difficulties.
- Get updated or first-time diagnostic testing before you come to college.
To request services and/or reasonable accommodations follow these steps:
- Schedule or arrange for an updated or first-time diagnostic testing before classes begin in August.
- Contact us to schedule a campus visit and request to meet with an Academic Counselor.
- Apply and be accepted to Loras College loras.edu/apply.
- Send copies of current (within 3 years) documentation of disability to the Lynch Disability Resource & Cultural Center after acceptance to Loras and before the start of classes. In order to fully evaluate requests for accommodations or auxiliary aids, we will need official documentation of the disability by an appropriate medical/mental health professional .
- Complete and submit an Accommodations Intake and Release of Information Form.
Recommendations from professionals with a history of working with the individual provide valuable information for the review process. They will be included in the evaluation of requests for accommodations and/or auxiliary aids. Where such recommendations are congruent with the programs, services, and benefits offered by Loras College they will be given deference. When recommendations go beyond services and benefits that can be provided by Loras, they may be used to suggest potential referrals to area service providers outside the college.
Information relating to the disability is not part of the academic record and will not be sent with a transcript request. Consequently, individuals transferring from another college must request that the history of their accommodations and a copy of their documentation be sent from the transferring college’s disability office to the Lynch Disability Resource & Cultural Center for review.