Frequently Asked Questions

• 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. 
  
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• 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 the Wenatchee campus, the documentation can be hand-carried, faxed or mailed 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)
  
  For the Omak campus, the documentation can be mailed to Student Access Office, c/o Edgar Arellano, WVC at Omak, PO Box 2058, Omak, WA 98841-2058.

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 coordinator/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