Academic Advisement

Services Provided for Students with Special Needs

Disability Services
Hagerstown Community College is committed to providing support services to students with disabilities. The College provides various accommodations to students with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and its amendments. Accommodations are determined on an individual basis and allow students to be evaluated NOT on the effects of their disability but instead on their knowledge and understanding of course material. All accommodations are based upon documentation that is provided by a licensed or certified professional. All documentation regarding the specific nature of a student’s disability is kept confidential unless the studen t agrees otherwise.

The Disability Office is located in the Administration & Student Affairs Building, Room 601. Jaime Bachtell is the Academic and Special Student Advisor and may be reached at 301-790-2800 ext. 273 or via e-mail at bachtellj@hagerstowncc.edu.

Common Accommodations include:

Testing in a quiet, distraction-free area
Extended testing time
Test read to the student
Note takers
Use of a tape recorder
Special seating, usually in the front of the room
Written copies of orally presented materials
Lecture outlines
Use of a calculator
Use of a word processor for assignments
Use of interpreters

Disability Forms:
Intake Form (pdf)
Release Form (pdf)

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reader to view these documents.

Disabilities Handbook

Testing Resources for Students
with Disabilities

How do I obtain accommodations?

Step 1: Contact Jaime Bachtell, Academic and Special Student Advisor at 301-790-2800 ext. 273 to make an appointment.

Step 2: If you have current documentation, you will need to bring it to your appointment.

Step 3: At your appointment, you will complete an intake and all initial paperwork. If you do not have current documentation, the Academic and Special Student Advisor will explain how you can obtain documentation.

Step 4: Stop by the Disability Office during the first week of your classes to pick up your accommodation forms.

Step 5: Students must take their accommodation forms to each of their professors, discuss the necessary accommodations, and have their professors sign the form.

Step 6: Students must sign the form and return it to the Disability Office.

What constitutes appropriate documentation?
Students must provide documentation to the Disability Office from a certified professional. The documentation must be recent and generally be no more than 3 years old. This documentation must include a formal evaluation, diagnosis of a disability, and provide recommendations concerning academic accommodations. If students suspect that they have a disability and do not have appropriate documentation, please see the referral list or contact the Academic and Special Student Advisor.

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