Disability Services Empowering students with disabilities to enable

Disability Services Empowering students with disabilities to enable equal access to an education at Joliet Junior College

Our Locations Main Campus 1215 Houbolt Road Joliet, IL 60431 City Center Campus 235 N. Chicago Street Joliet, IL 60432 Morris Education Center 725 School Street Morris, IL 60450 Romeoville Campus 1125 West Romeo Road (West 135 th Street) Romeoville, IL 60446 Frankfort Education Center 201 Colorado Avenue Frankfort, IL 60423 Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center 17840 Laraway Road Joliet, IL 60433

Getting Started at JJC

What are the JJC Placement Tests? • Free, computerized, untimed, proctored test. • Placement – English (Accuplacer) – Math (ALEKS Test) – Reading (Accuplacer) • After the initial test you are provided 12 months of access to an online learning module and may retest without fees.

Developmental Courses • Some students do not test at College level in Reading, Math or Writing • JJC provides courses to help students improve in these areas • Courses do not count as College credit • Courses are necessary to take college level courses • Courses are not always necessary for SOME certificate programs

Disability Services

What’s the difference? High school = Success College= Access

College Support H. S. Accommodation s Teacher Student IEP Family Testing Case Manager Student Faculty Family College

Accommodations Record Lecture How I learn Note Taker Scribe Self Advocacy Independence

FERPA

Disability Services @ JJC

Documentation • Disability Documentation Form – This form can be obtained on the Disability Page of the JJC Website or can be picked up in the Disability Office. – The Disability Documentation Form is to be completed by a licensed healthcare professional to support the disability – The Disability Documentation Form can be completed by a qualified treating or diagnosing healthcare professional (psychologist, psychiatrist, therapist, licensed certified social worker, medical doctor, optometrists, etc. ) who is not a family member of the student

Documentation • Letter from Health Care Professional – Healthcare professionals can provide a written letter with a diagnostic statement identifying the disability, the date of diagnosis and recommendations for accommodations – The letter must be on letterhead, typed, signed by the credentialed professional and must include name and title of professional, license number, address, phone and signature of professional. – For deaf or hard of hearing students, an audiological report from a licensed audiologist (or professional) verifying the degree of hearing sensitivity would be the preferred documentation. An IEP or 504 plan could also be considered for documentation purposes.

Documentation • An Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 – Students can request their IEP or 504 from their high school to provide the Disability Services office. These records do not automatically transfer with the students' transcripts. – Disability Services requests the three year re-evaluation and/or psychological report. This is usually done during the student's sophomore or junior year of high school. – Both the IEP and the 504 should have the following information: • Diagnosis • Explanation of academic, emotional or social obstacles • Accommodations used in high school

Intake Meeting What to expect: • What are your strengths? • What accommodations do you use? • What are your challenges? • What are you concerns with transitioning?

Notice of Accommodation

After the intake Orientation Resource Room Tutoring

Help!! P A S A s e vic r e S y t i l i b a s i D h t i w r e t Talk with eac s i g e R h professor s e c i v r e S y t i bil a s i D h t i w e t a c i n u m Com Accept h elp (TLC , Coachi ng, Offic e Hours) s u mp a c n o m te s y s t r o p p u s a e t a e Cr Email & call Disability Services

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Questions? • • https: //jjc. edu/student-resources/disability-services General Information: 815 -280 -2613 Main Campus A-1125 Mon – Thurs 8 am – 6 pm & Friday 8 am – 4: 30 pm (Summer: College closed Fridays – Sundays) • Extended campuses by appointment