Mission:

Janette Sims, Ed.D

The L-R Disability Services Office strives to provide the highest quality service to each student with a disability through appropriate accommodation of college policies, practices and procedures. It is the mission of the department to ensure that every student with a disability has an equal chance to benefit from college programs. Furthermore, the office emphasizes personal independence and responsibility, on the part of the student, in the provision of services. Additionally, the Office provides information and guidance on physical accessibility issues to college personnel so students with physical disabilities can be fully integrated into the college community. The Office also serves as a campus and community resource for information about people with disabilities and the issues that affect them.

Services:

Services to students with disabilities may vary, depending on the type and nature of the disability. Possible services may include but are not limited to extended testing time, assistance in coordinating note taking for classes, assistance in obtaining text books on audio cassette and coordination of group tutoring for classes inside the core curriculum. Additionally, for students with physical disabilities we will relocate classes or activities to accessible locations as needed.

Students, who wish to request accommodations to courses, or in other College programs services or activities, should provide appropriate documentation of their disability to the Coordinator of Disability Services. After appropriate documentation is received, the Coordinator of Disability Services will facilitate the requested modification on behalf of the student.

Students must request accommodations and submit appropriate documentation to the Coordinator of Disability Services as early as possible. The coordinator will evaluate the documentation and determine what accommodations would be appropriate.

Prospective students who are planning to enter Lenoir-Rhyne College should contact the Coordinator of Disability Services and provide the appropriate documentation of his/her disability immediately after acceptance into L-R so that any accommodations or special arrangements can be made.

The student is responsible for providing documentation of his/her disability. All requests for accommodations to Lenoir-Rhyne College’s programs, services or activities, including those inside courses should be directed to the Coordinator of Disability Services. All documentation provided to the Disabilities Coordinator pertaining to a student’s disability will be kept confidential. All documentation should be submitted directly to the Coordinator of Disability Services.

Physical Accessibility for People with Disabilities:

It is the policy of Lenoir-Rhyne College to provide accessibility for people with disabilities. The standard by which accessibility to our programs, services and activities will be measured is one of overall program accessibility. That means, while not all college facilities are accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, the programs, services and activities of the College are accessible. Examples of providing accessible programs, services and activities include, but are not limited to:

1. Reassignment of courses to an accessible location if the original classroom is not accessible,
2. Offering a first floor residence hall room for a student who is unable to use stairs , or
3. Structural alterations such as the installation of grab bars in restrooms or installation of a ramp over a step at a building entrance.

Accommodations to programs, services or activities for accessibility will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Questions about campus accessibility may be directed to the Coordinator of Disability Services. Individuals who are visiting Lenoir-Rhyne College and have problems accessing any part of our campus or any program, service or activity should contact the Office of Disability Services

For questions regarding services available to students with disabilities, please contact Janette Sims, Ed.D., Coordinator of Disability Services at:

Phone: 828-328-7296
Fax: 828-267-3441
E-mail: SimsJ@lrc.edu

The office of the Disability Services is located in the Cromer Center behind the Information Desk. The Coordinator of Disability Services can be reached Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (May-August 8:00 am-4:00pm.) 

In order to serve all students with disabilities, the Disability Services Office will gladly schedule meetings with students enrolled in evening classes after office hours. If you are an evening or graduate student and you would like to meet with the Coordinator of Disability Services after regular office hours, please schedule an appointment by calling extension 7296. To ensure that the time you would like to meet is available, please schedule your meeting at least 24 hours in advance.

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