残疾 服务
With an emphasis on diversity and universal design, YHC aims to empower self-advocacy in students with disabilities and provides resources for the campus on disability inclusivity.
Committed to your needs
残疾 support 服务 promote an inclusive education experience by addressing informational, 物理, and attitudinal barriers. Personalized support is provided to guide students with a documented disability through the reasonable accommodations process in academics, 住房, and other campus 活动.
Types of reasonable accommodations
A reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a course, 程序, 服务, 活动, 或设施. It is designed to offer a qualified student with a disability reasonable access to the same opportunities, 好处, and privileges available to a student without a disability.
Classroom accommodations
- Note-taking assistance (for example, copies of PowerPoints and other visual aids, 同行说, 录音, and assistive technology)
- Accessible print/text material
- 残疾-related attendance modification
- Preferential seating
- Sign language interpreter
考试房屋
- 长时间
- Low distraction environment
- Alternative test formats, such as enlarged print or text-to-speech ready
Other accommodations
- Priority registration
- Course substitutions
- Campus navigation considerations
- 住房需求
- Service or emotional support animal
An accommodation is not required if it would fundamentally alter the nature of the course, 程序, 服务, 或设施, or if it would result in an undue burden for the institution. To determine reasonable accommodations, the College will seek information from appropriate personnel regarding essential standards for courses, 项目, 服务, 活动, 和设施.
如何注册
Students seeking assistance must register with the 残疾 Services office as soon as they become aware of a disability-related need for an accommodation.
To register with 残疾 Services, a student must complete and submit:
- Request for Accommodations form
- Request for Housing Accommodation form,如适用
- Documentation of the disability that follows established 的指导方针 (详见下文)
- Documentation of a disability can be submitted to 残疾 Services in one of the following ways:
- 首选: 使用 残疾 Services – Document Submission form
- Attach to the Request for Accommodations form upon submission
- Drop off at the Success Center front desk during regular business hours
- Send by post mail to the following address:
残疾 Services – Success Center
学院街1号.
Young Harris, GA 30582
Do not email or fax documents.
残疾 documentation 的指导方针
Young Harris College requires documentation from the diagnosing physician, 心理学家, or other treating professional.
iep和504计划: A K-12 school plan such as an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or a 504 Plan does not alone serve as documentation of disability. 然而, it may be included in a student’s overall assessment as helpful and relevant background information.
Transfer student accommodations at previous institutions: In addition to documentation outlined in the Documentation Guidelines, transfer students may submit letters of accommodation from a previous post-secondary institution as additional background information to support their accommodation requests at Young Harris College.
Review full documentation 的指导方针 (PDF)
Additional requirements
Students registering with 残疾 Services must already have:
- 付了定金
- Acquired a YHC ID number
- Established their yhc.Edu电子邮件帐户