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Access for Students with Disabilities
Ridgewater College has a strong commitment to provide equal access for students with disabilities. The College complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Ridgewater's policy is to provide accessible programs, services and activities for students with disabilities.

On each campus an office is designated to ensure that students with disabilities receive equal opportunities to pursue their education. Students are responsible for requesting available assistance from the campus Disability Services office.

Who is Eligible?
An individual with a disability is defined as any person who (i) has a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activity, (ii) has a record of such an impairment, or (iii) is regarded as having such an impairment.

Students with the following disabilities are generally eligible for services: (partial list)

• Blindness or visual impairment
• Cerebral palsy
• Arthritis
• Cancer
• Cardiac diseases
• AIDS
• Diabetes
• Multiple sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• Psychiatric and emotional disorders
• Deafness or hard of hearing
• Drug or alcohol addiction (former users and those in recovery programs and not current users)
• Epilepsy or seizure disorders
• Orthopedic disability
• Specific learning disability
• Spinal cord or traumatic brain injury
• Speech disorder

Support Services:

• Transition assistance from highschool and community to college
• Agency and referral information
• Resource Center
• Peer tutoring
• Collaboration with faculty
• Advocacy

Academic Accommodations: (Partial list/accommodations are individualized)

• Assistive devices
• Early registration
• Early syllabus availability
• Course selection and program advising
• Testing
• Equipment modification
• Notetaking
• Taped text books

Preplanning check list

• Contact Disability Services
• Arrange a confidential planning session
• Send or bring documentation of your disability (example, most recent diagnostic assessment)

Tammy Becker
800-722-1151 V
800-627-3529 TDD