Disability Resources facilitates equal access for students with disabilities, allowing full participation in educational programs, services, and campus activities through appropriate and reasonable accommodations while maintaining the academic standards and integrity of the college.
Moraine Park offers reasonable accommodations and support services for students with disabilities at all campus sites.
A student with a disability is any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment. At the post-secondary level, a qualified student is a student with a disability who meets the academic and technical standards required for participation in the class, program, or activity.
Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
It is the responsibility of the student with the disability to self-identify to Disability Resources and to make accommodation requests as soon as possible. Students may provide disability documentation or documentation may be requested on your behalf. Our Accommodation Specialists will discuss documentation requirements at a scheduled appointment. Disability Resources may not be able to make an immediate decision and provide accommodations for students who wait until the course begins or until the day of a test.
A reasonable accommodation is determined by an Accommodation Specialist and is based upon the documentation provided/obtained.
Possible accommodations include, but are not limited to:
Step 1: Make a request at Accommodate
Step 2: Upload documentation in Accommodate or bring to your New Student Appointment. If you do not have documentation to provide, an Accommodation Specialist will work with you to request documentation on your behalf.
Step 3: Within your Accommodate request form, choose an option that best meets your needs for scheduling an appointment.
Examples of Documentation:
Testing Accommodations for students who have a documented disability may be approved or facilitated through Disability Resources.
Testing includes:
We recommend starting the process early as timelines vary for each exam. If you are currently working with Disability Resources, please contact the Accommodation Specialist at your respective campus to discuss the process. If you have not requested accommodations, please start by submitting an accommodation request at Accommodate.
Accommodation Specialists are available to assist with some transition services:
Transition forms
College Readiness Checklist
High School vs. College
Community Transition Resources
Roles of our Accommodation Specialists are:
Rachel Weber
rweber5@morainepark.edu
or
Wendy Christianson
wchristianson@morainepark.edu
Room A-223
Rachel Weber
262-335-5741
rweber5@morainepark.edu
Room T112.1
Typical Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 8:00 – 4:30
Wendy Christianson
920-887-4495
wchristianson@morainepark.edu
Room J-101.3
Typical Hours: Mon. & Wed. 8:00 – 4:30
Roles of our Disability Resources Specialists are:
Brian Ish
262-335-5857
bish@morainepark.edu
Room W-145
Typical Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:00 – 4:00
Lisa Bell
920-887-4424
lbell14@morainepark.edu
Room J-110.3
Typical Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:00 – 4:00
Becky Kuszynski
920-924-3361
bkuszynski@morainepark.edu
Room A-226.1
All campuses can be reached toll free: 1-800-472-4554 TTY/VP: Use Relay/VRS
Test Taking is not considered a major life activity therefore test anxiety, with no other clinical diagnosis, e.g. a generalized or severe anxiety disorder, is not eligible for test accommodation consideration.
Course examinations are delivered globally in English. English-as-a-second-language (ESL) is a life circumstance, not a disability, and as such, accommodations are not provided for this.
When you meet with the Accommodation Specialist at your New Student Appointment, we can discuss possible ways to gather past documentation or learn about how to get tested as an adult.
Without an approved accommodation, this will depend on each individual instructor’s course policy.
This will be dependent on if you have appropriate documentation. The Accommodation Specialist will communicate with you if and when your documentation is appropriate and set up a time to review your Accommodation Plan. It is recommended that you apply for accommodations as soon as possible.
