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2006-2007- Volume 81, No. 1
Services for Students with Disabilities
St. Petersburg College is committed to the open door concept and provides equal access to campus facilities and educational opportunities to all qualified individuals with disabilities.
It is the responsibility of the student or prospective student to bring to the college's attention the need for academic accommodation due to a qualifying disability. Requests must be supported by appropriate documentation of the relevant disability and filed at the student's home campus with the Learning Specialist of that site. Information of the type of documentation needed may be obtained from the Learning Specialist on any campus. Some appropriate types of documentation are also listed at www.spcollege.edu/dr/, the College's main web site for Disability Services. Personnel are available in the Offices of Services for Students with Disabilities at each site to assist students in preparing their requests for academic accommodations and to help them obtain other necessary support services.
Students who present acceptable documentation will receive an Authorization for Accommodation Form, listing approved services, from the home campus Learning Specialist. Students whose disabilities may affect their performance in a course or who require special and reasonable accommodations should present this Authorization for Accommodation Form(s) to their instructor(s) at the beginning of the course.
Requests for reasonable variation in degree requirements to accommodate a student's disability should be made in writing to the associate provost or provost. If the student's disability precludes attainment of licensure or certification in the desired degree program, that information will be so noted in replying to the request. Any questions concerning the propriety of particular accommodations should be referred to the associate provost or provost at each site.