Section 5
Accessing Disability Services
Activity 38
    Learn about the range of services available through disability services. Learn how colleges may provide different services.

Vocabulary

  • disability services
  • academic accommodations


Nearly all colleges have an office designated to assist students with disabilities who have identified themselves and requested accommodations. This office may be called Disability Services, Disability Support Services, Student Services, Access Services or other names.

 
Research icon
Select the Colleges tab on the navigation bar on the Post-ITT Website. Research and write down who and how you can contact the disability services office for one or more colleges of interest. Click on the worksheet link below for an easy way to record what you learned.

Next, read about the various accommodations and support services available at this college. Either print out this section or take notes to summarize those services.

Think about icon

Write a paragraph or an outline to compare the differences and similarities in support services at each of these schools.

Report icon Discuss what you learned with a parent or a special education teacher or guidance counselor.

* Activity 38 worksheet.