• Engage in the interactive process. Students should share information about barriers or issues with their accommodations in an email or during a scheduled meeting.
• Provide appropriate documentation of your disability promptly. Ensure that your documentation meets CCA's documentation guidelines
• You are responsible for your success in higher education and for meeting the academic and institutional standards required of all students.
• For new students, meet with Disability Services to request your accommodations, and for returning students use the Semester Accommodations Opt-In/Opt-Out Form.
• Please notify your instructors and Disability Services immediately if you encounter barriers or are experiencing difficulty in your classes.
• If you have delayed notification of the need for services, instructors are neither required to offer make-up exams nor obligated to provide retroactive accommodations.
• Regularly meet with additional CCA services (like Academic Advising, coaching through the Learning Resource Center, and Counseling Services) to enhance my holistic success.

• Equal access to courses, programs, services, activities, and facilities at CCA
• Fair and equitable process
• Reasonable and appropriate accommodations
• Information regarding a student's disability is considered confidential and only exchanged on a need-to-know basis

Inquiries and appeals beyond the institutional level may be directed to the following:

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
50 Beale Street, Suite 7200
San Francisco CA 94105
Phone: 415.486.5555
Fax: 415.486.5570
TDD: 877.521.2172
ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov

ADA Technical Assistance Program
U.S. Department of Justice
Phone: 800.514.0301
TTY: 800.514.0383
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada

Wondering if you might have a disability? Do you suspect you have a learning disability and want an assessment of your learning style? Want to know more about dyslexia, attention deficit disorder (ADD), or nonverbal learning disorder (NLD)? Schedule a time to speak with a disability staff member at access@cca.edu who will be able to refer you to local resources.

Answers to your questions may be found at the following websites:

• LD Online -- Learning Disabilities Online
• CHADD -- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• AHEAD -- Association on Higher Education and Disability
• Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education