Disability Services

A variety of services are available to students with documented learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, or other disabilities. Students are strongly encouraged to disclose this information to the Director of Disability Services. Accommodations and services are tailored to the student and may include:

• extended time on tests
• referral to professional tutor/coach
• note takers for course lectures
• applying for alterations to academic requirements in selected cases
• use of technological supports in the Blackwell Learning Lab
• referrals for educational testing
• individual advising and monitoring.

Mission & Goals

The primary mission of the Office of Disability Services at Greensboro College is to provide ongoing, comprehensive support to students in the form of academic advisement, coaching and tutoring. Additionally, the office will serve as advocates for students with disabilities and promote awareness of disability issues campus wide. Through these services, our goals are to facilitate wellness and academic success for all students. For students with disabilities, this includes assistance in the development of self-awareness, self-advocacy and independent learning skills necessary for each student to thrive intellectually, spiritually and professionally.

Support Services

Greensboro College provides a wide variety of support services to students with documented disabilities. These services include but are not limited to:

• Special section of First Year Seminar course focusing on self-awareness, self-advocacy, time management, strategies instruction and other coping mechanisms needed for college success
• Individual coaching and consultation services 
• Individualized instruction in study skills 
• Access to assistive technology 
• Referral for testing services 
• Academic advising for first year freshmen 
• Development and implementation of an individual 504 plan outlining classroom accommodation needs
  

Any student wishing to receive services from the Office of Disability Services must submit to the college appropriate documentation that justifies any special accommodations or modifications that are requested. For some accommodations that involve substantial changes to a course of study, such as a class substitution, additional documentation and approval process may be required.

Appropriate documentation meets all of the following criteria:

• LD
  Required Documentation: Psychoeducational evaluation completed within 3 years prior to enrollment at Greensboro College that includes assessment of ability, achievement, strengths, weaknesses and appropriate recommendations completed by a professional who is certified or licensed to perform any assessments administered
  

• ADD/ADHD
  Required Documentation: Formal letter from a licensed physician, psychiatrist or psychologist indicating the diagnosis, treatment (medications), assessment of how the diagnosis may affect performance in college and recommended accommodations, and a psychoeducational evaluation as described above
  

• Permanent Sensory or Physical Disability
  Formal Letter from a licensed physician indicating the Diagnosis and extent to which the condition may affect the student's ability to function in the college environment

• Emotional/ Mental Illness
  Formal letter from a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist indicating the precise diagnosis, it's extent, treatment (medications), and the way in which the disability may affect the student's ability to function in the college environment.  
  

To disclose a disability that may require accommodations, please fill out and return the form below. (This form may also be found in the enrollment booklet.)

Voluntary Disability Disclosure Form

If you have any questions, please contact:

Debbie Roberts
Director of Disability Services
321 Main Bldg.
(336) 272-7102, ext. 591
debbie.roberts@greensboro.edu