Requesting Accommodations

All students requesting accommodations must meet with DSO staff and provide appropriate documentation of his or her disability. Accommodations may not be available at the beginning of the semester if they are not requested approximately 30 days before classes begin.

Prospective Students

Students interested in attending CWC should contact the Disability Services Office for information regarding available accommodations, make an appointment to fill out intake information, provide disability documentation and discuss possible accommodations. Students also may contact the Disability Services Coordinator for information at (307) 855-2011.

Current Students

Students currently attending CWC who want to request accommodations should make an appointment with the Disability Services Coordinator to fill out intake information, provide disability documentation and discuss possible accommodations. To continue accommodation services, students must schedule an appointment with the Disability Services Coordinator approximately 30 days prior to the CWC course start date each semester.

Accommodation Request Process

• Initial Intake or Intake Update forms must be completed by the student.
• Enrolled students must provide a copy of their schedules each semester when requesting accommodations. Accommodations will not be provided if they are not requested every semester.
• Approved documentation of the student’s disability must be placed on file in the Disability Services Office.
• Reasonable accommodations shall be determined on an individual case-by-case basis between the Disability Services Coordinator and the student.
• An Accommodations Request Form must be signed by the student. The original will go on file in the Disability Services Office, and a copy will be sent to the appropriate instructors advising them of the student’s accommodations.
• Students using CWC assistive equipment will be required to sign an Equipment Checkout & Policy Agreement Form. Students will be held responsible for the full repair or replacement cost of equipment damaged or lost due to negligence. Failure to pay this debt will result in blocked registration, holding of student transcripts and legal action if necessary.
• CWC will not be held responsible for equipment malfunction, maintenance services or unattainable contracted services. Every effort will be made to provide alternate accommodations.
• The Disability Services Coordinator will attempt to contact students if it is necessary to adjust, add and/or remove accommodations.
• Students should check inside each of their classrooms and notify the Disability Services Coordinator of any access problems.

Testing Accommodations

Students with disabilities have the legal right to a case-by-case determination of accommodations for testing and assessment. Examinations must evaluate the student’s knowledge and achievement rather than limitations resulting from their disability. Accommodations stated on the Accommodation Request Form from the Disability Services Coordinator will depend upon the nature and degree of the limitations resulting from the disability, the nature of the course material, the type of test, and the abilities of the student to use alternative test-taking methods.