Office of Access and ADA Services
The Access and ADA Services office provides support to faculty, staff, and students by providing services and/or supports that ensure students with disabilities have equal access to educational programs.
Qualifying disabilities may include physical or mobility impairments, vision or hearing impairments, psychological diagnoses, learning disabilities, or other diagnosed health conditions. Eligible students may register to set up a Student Accommodation Plan to receive appropriate and reasonable accommodations, based upon the specifics of their disabilities and needs.
Once registered with the Access and ADA Services office and approved for accommodations, students will receive a Letter of Accommodation and are responsible for notifying their instructors of their accommodation eligibility each semester. Instructors will be asked to implement accommodations which have been approved through the Access Office, communicate concerns or issues associated with the accommodations, participate in communications to help facilitate the provision of accommodations, and maintain confidentiality for all students.
Available services might include, but are not limited to, classroom adaptations, print magnifiers, enlargement of tests and printed materials, extended time on testing, out-of-class testing, peer note-takers, test scribes, test readers, alternative textbook formats, text-to-speech software, interpreter services and liaison with faculty and staff.
The Director of Access and ADA Services can be reached at 660-263-4100, ext. 12120. Please feel free to contact any of the staff members or director. Emails can be sent to adaservices@macc.edu.