Applying Abilities, Achieving Success

ACCESS at CMC provides educational services for students with documented disabilities who intend to pursue coursework at the college. A variety of services are available which provide the opportunity for a disabled student to participate fully in college programs and activities. We are dedicated to promoting student success.

Who is Eligible?

Any CMC student with a professionally verified disabilities that interferes with the educational process are eligible for ACCESS services.

Examples of disabilities that may represent educational limitations: blindness/visual impairments; deafness/hard of hearing; acquired brain injury; learning disabilities; physical disabilities; psychiatric disabilities; orthopedic and mobility restrictions; speech impairments.

Services Available from ACCESS

• Academic, Transfer, Personal, and Career disability & Counseling

• Priority registration

• Learning Disability Assessment (self referral)

• Note-takers

• American Sign Language Interpreters

• Tutors

• ACCESS High Tech Lab

• Test-taking accommodations (e.g., extended time, adapted computer, distraction free environment)

• Referral to Community Services

• Specialized equipment
  

  • Adapted computers and specialized software

  • Tape recorders

  • E-Text

  • Talking spellcheckers

  • Assisted Listening Devices

  • Interpretype

  • Alpha Smarts (a mini computer)

Facts About Accommodations and Services

Specific accommodations allow ACCESS students to participate in the regular classroom. These services ensure access that levels the playing field, so all students regardless of their disability may pursue their college goals.

Students participating in ACCESS adhere to the academic standards of any other college student.

Educational accommodations for disabilities are not special privileges. They are an individual's right under the law.