Accessibility Services

Accessibility Services empowers students with disabilities to become independent learners by offering comprehensive support, resources, and advocacy. The office provides federally mandated accommodations to students with disabilities to promote equal access to programs and services. Accessibility Services fosters an inclusive and accessible learning environment on campus while promoting equity, independence, and academic success to ensure every student thrives and achieves their full potential within the college community and beyond.

Vision:

Accessibility Services strives to enhance students’ skills by providing the necessary tools, resources and support for students with disabilities to break barriers and achieve their aspirational goals.

Values:

The Office of Accessibility Services is committed to:

• Access – to provide assistive technology tools, resources and support to ensure equal access across SUNY WCC campus and programs.
• Collaboration – to connect and communicate with students, families, faculty, staff, campus community, and external resources to create a cohesive support network.
• Empowerment- to assist students in becoming self-advocates for their learning and academic success inside and outside the classroom.
• Education – to provide professional development opportunities on ADA compliance and understanding of Accommodations to students, faculty, and staff while providing training on Universal Design for Learning to eliminate barriers to academic success.

Spring 2025 ACCOMMODATIONS

According to the SUNYWCC Academic Calendar, the last day to Add/Swap a class is 1/27/2025. Therefore, Semester Requests will be available for the Spring 2025 semester starting January 28, 2025. If students need their accommodations letter sent to professors prior to this date, please contact an Accessibility Services counselor immediately.

Final Exam Test Room Booking Appointments

You are strongly encouraged to schedule a TEST Room Booking for all your final exams prior to 12/13/2024 to ensure your accommodations are in place.

Students requesting to use their accommodations during the Winter 2025 semester, can complete a Semester Request 12/18/2024 – 12/23/2024. If you submit a Semester Request between 12/24/2023 -1/1/2024, it will be processed on 1/2/2024 when the college returns from the winter break.

Please note: the Accessibility Services email and voicemail will NOT be monitored during this time.