Frequently Asked Questions
You would be eligible for services and may receive accommodations through the student access office if you:
- Have a physical, mental or sensory impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities:
- Are perceived to have such an impairment;
- Have a record of such impairment or have an abnormal condition that is medically recognizable or diagnosable.
- Students who request alternative testing must have verifying documentation that shows
a clear need for extended time testing and any other testing accommodation like a
scribe or reader, etc.
Or - The process to establish your eligibility begins when you provide the student access
office with documentation that gives a diagnosis and description of your disability.
For both the Wenatchee and Omak campus, the documentation can addressed to Student Access Office, c/o Lisa Foster, Wenatchee Valley College, 1300 Fifth Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801. The FAX number is (509) 682-6841 (Attention: Lisa Foster) or email: lfoster@wvc.edu
We will look for the following information when establishing your eligibility for services. Please share this list with your physician or the professional who can document your disability.
- Diagnosis
Must be stated clearly and be supported by additional information. The student access coordinator/DSS can provide a form for the documenting professional to complete that will give us comprehensive information.
- Recommendations
The documenting professional may provide recommendations for specific accommodations or services, but the student access director/DSS reserves the right to make the final decision.
Learning Disability Assessment must include:
- Current assessment including an IQ test (WAIS IV) and achievement test scores
- Achievement test scores (Woodcock Johnson)
- Raw data and interpretation
- Specific recommendations for accommodations based on the interpreted tests may be included, but the student access coordinator/DSS reserves the right to make the final decision.
You should bring documentation from a qualified professional specialist, according to the type of disability as shown in the following chart:
| Disability Category | Professionals to be consulted |
| ADD/ADHD | Psychologist, Psychiatrist, or Diagnosing Physician |
| Emotional Disability | Psychologist, Psychiatrist |
| Visual Impairment | Ophthalmologist |
| Hearing Impairment | Audiologist |
| Learning Disability | Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, Learning Disabilities Specialist |
| Physical Disability | Physician |
- Contact the Director of Student Access (disability support services) and identify yourself as an individual with a qualifying disability
- Provide qualifying documentation regarding your disability
- Request specific services or reasonable accommodations/auxiliary aids
- Request those accommodations and services early before the quarter begins
- Arrange your testing dates/times if you qualify for testing accommodations and informing your instructors you have done so
- Communicate with the student access coordinator about academic or accommodation problems
- Meet the academic standards expected of all students
- Be responsible to take care of any adaptive equipment you have checked out for the quarter and return it when finished with each quarter or otherwise arranged.
- Accessible facilities
- Disability parking
- Note taking support
- Reader/scribe for tests
- Extended test time
- Use of a recording device
- Large print (zoom text)
- Alternative testing
- Sign Language Interpreter
- Adjustable furniture
- Alternative test location
- Assistive technology
- Closed captioning
- Magnifiers