Students with Accessibility Needs

Tillamook Bay Community College’s student services staff collaborate with students, staff, faculty, and community members to create inclusive, equitable, diverse, and sustainable learning environments for all. Tillamook Bay Community College provides a wide range of in-class and campus access services to students who experience documented disabilities. The department is a resource for creative problem-solving to enhance access in the areas of admission/registration assistance, advising, and advocacy accommodations for classes, including:

• Test accommodations (extended time, reduced distraction, reader, scribe)
• Alternate format (computer text with digital audio, Braille)
• Technology (computer software and hardware and other devices)
• Service Providers (video-remote interpreting services, classroom aide)
• Accessibility information, maps, and basic mobility orientation.

Application Process

The TBCC Accessibility services advisor works closely with students to learn about their particular needs. TBCC’s goal is to provide students with resources, accommodations, strategies and support to improve access to the learning environment.

Students requesting accommodations are required to submit an application and accompanying documentation which confirms the accessibility needs, and then schedule a student-intake appointment with the accessibility services advisor to discuss possible accommodations.

Use the following checklist to guide the process:

1. Complete a Disabilities Intake form Accessibility Services Intake (pdf)
2. Complete and save the form electronically or complete a hard copy of the form, and mail, fax or submit it directly to the Student Services Office. If you would like assistance completing the form, come to Student Services for one-on-one help.
3. Submit appropriate disability documentation which describes how your disability affects you in the learning environment. This may include any of the following:

• Copies of medical records
• Evaluations or diagnostic reports by a qualified professional
• A copy of a high school IEP document that includes assessments completed within the previous three years.

4.  Make copies of all documents for your records. Submit all forms to Tillamook Bay Community College, Student Services, 4301 Third Street, Tillamook, OR 97141, fax to (503) 842-8334 or email to rhodahanson@tillamookbaycc.edu (this email address is protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it).

Students are responsible for initiating the accommodation request process. These steps should begin immediately after registration for classes and before the term begins. Schedule an appointment to discuss specific needs and to request accommodations prior to each term. Accessibility services is available through the Student Services Office at (503) 842-8222 ext. 1100.

Documentation Requirements

• All documentation must be administered within the last three years
• All documentation must be on file before services are provided
• Any statement(s) submitted from a qualified professional regarding the disability, must be typed on the professional’s letterhead, identify the professional’s title / credentials and signed accordingly
• All students must be registered for classes before services are provided
• All documentation requires the physician or other qualified professional to provide the following:
  • Clear statement of diagnosis;
  • Symptoms the student displays which meet criteria for the diagnosis; ∙∙ Status of the student’s condition (static or changing);
  • Summary of assessment procedures;
  • Academic impact of the disability on the student; and
  • Suggested reasonable accommodations which are supported by the diagnosis

Accommodations (not special education) are provided so students with accessibility needs can access and participate in the educational programs or courses attended by other students. Specialized (individualized) instruction is not provided. A phone equipped with a TTY (for hearing/ speech impairments) is available (503) 842-2467.

Confidentiality

Information about your disability is considered a highly confidential part of your educational records which is protected by federal law (Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974).

It is the policy of Tillamook Bay Community College and its Board that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, age, height/weight ratio, marital status, gender, gender identity, organizational affiliation, political affiliation or protected veterans in any educational programs, activities or employment. Lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission nor to participation in career and technical education programs. Persons having questions about nondiscrimination should contact:

• Title II and Title IX Coordinator, Pat Ryan, Director - Facilities,, 4301 Third Street, Tillamook, Oregon, Room 122, Phone (503) 842-8222, ext. 1020 or TDD (503) 842-2467

• Section 504 Coordinator, Rhoda Hanson Associate Vice President of Student Services, 4301 Third Street, Tillamook, Oregon, 97141 Room 116, Phone (503) 842- 8222, ext. 1110