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Westchester Community College
provides services for students with documented learning
disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, physical disabilities,
visual, hearing, and other health impairments. We encourage
individuals with disabilities to contact us to learn
what support services are available to meet varying
needs. Current services include, but are not limited
to the following:
COUNSELING
- supportive and vocational counseling
- crisis intervention
- assistance at registration
-
referral to other campus services
and appropriate community agencies
- referral for diagnostic assessment
as necessary
ACADEMIC
- assistance with developing learning
strategies, coping and organizing skills
- workshops on anxiety reduction,
time management, and test preparation
- orientation and referral to tutorial
services
- assistance in arranging for note
takers, interpreters, readers and scribes
- proctoring for special testing
ADVOCACY
-
liaison with high schools, community
agencies, families
- creating a responsive campus environment
- supporting and assisting faculty
in understanding and meeting individual needs
- providing information about specific
disabilities and related laws
EQUIPMENT
- The Reading Edge personal reader
- Spectrum Optelec print enlarger
- JAWS
computer software
- Kurzweil Omni 3000 scanning/reading
software
- variable speed tape recorders
- infra-red listening system
To access services
or more information please
contact:
Professor
Marcia Kalkut
Counselor/Coordinator for Students with Disabilities
Office: CLA 4
Phone: (914) 606-6552 |
Professor
Suzanne Putnam
Learning Disabilities Specialist
Office: Library, G51
Phone: (914) 606-6626
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Barbara
Scovotti
Coordinator of Testing Accommodations for
Students with Disabilities
Office: Library, G51
Phone: (914) 606-6287
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STUDENT
RESPONSIBILITIES
UNDERSTAND YOUR DISABILITY
You
need to know about your disability. Know the things
that you do well. Know the things that are difficult
for you. Know your strengths and weaknesses. Know
what assistance has been helpful to you in dealing with
your disability.
PLAN AHEAD
Coming
to college means rearranging your life. Financial needs,
time demands, study schedules and course work vary greatly
from high school. College courses require more study
time outside of the classroom. Expectations of student
performance are greater, and competition may be more
intense. These expectations can be met with good advance
planning. Apply for financial aid early. Consider
the number of hours it will be necessary for you to
work. Transportation arrangements must be made. Family
and personal responsibilities, and time commitments,
must also be considered. Set realistic goals and priorities
for course work.
ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH SUPPORT SERVICES
You
are responsible to request support services. You need
to contact the professionals responsible for assisting
students with disabilities. The disability professionals
will not contact you about your needs. Make contact as
early as possible to discuss what your needs will be.
Submit documentation about your disability before school
starts, or as soon as possible. Understand that services
provided in college may differ from those you received
in high school.
MAKE CONTACT OFTEN
You
may want to make contact regularly to talk over how
school is going and to identify your needs in each class.
If you are having trouble, see the professionals who
help students with disabilities. Keeping in contact
with these offices will help you succeed.
SPEAK TO YOUR PROFESSORS
Contact
the classroom instructor of each course to arrange for
course assistance or accommodations. You must make
arrangements in advance for accommodations such as extra
time. Remember that extra time may only help if you
do the necessary preparation and attend classes regularly.
The professionals working with students with disabilities
can help you in arranging for these accommodations and
may have some additional ideas that can assist you in
becoming a more successful student.
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