Welcome

The Access Office collaborates with students, faculty, and staff to provide equal access to educational programs and activities offered at Mineral Area College.  The Access Director assists students who have disabilities by working with staff and faculty to implement reasonable and appropriate accommodations.  These accommodations allow students to demonstrate their abilities and knowledge in enrolled courses.

Eligibility

Current and appropriate documentation of a disability must be provided to the Access Office and must show how the disability substantially limits one or more major life activities.  Once documentation is reviewed and an initial meeting is completed, accommodations can be approved by the Access Director.  All disability-related information remains private and separate from a student's academic record.

Please click this Documentation Guidelines link for more information regarding appropriate documentation.  

Self-Disclosure

It is the student's responsibility to self-identify, provide current and appropriate documentation of his or her disability, and to request accommodations from the Access Office.  If a student chooses not to disclose his or her disability to the Access Office, the student is not covered under the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.  The student will also be unable to receive academic accommodations or support services.

How to Get Started

Students should take the following steps to ensure appropriate accommodations are in place before the semester begins.

1. Contact the Access Office for an appointment.

2. Submit appropriate documentation of disability to the Access Office.

3. Meet with advisor and register for classes.

4. Provide the Access Office with your class schedule each semester to obtain your accommodation forms for courses.

If accommodations will be needed for COMPASS placement testing, the student will need to meet with the Access Director prior to registering in courses.

Please click this Student Responsibilities link for further information.

Possible Services and Accommodations

Academic and personal advising

Accessible parking

Alternate format services for textbooks

Assistance with registration

Assistive technology

Classroom adaptations

Extended test-taking time

Liaison with faculty and staff

Liaison with Vocational Rehabilitation agencies

Low Vision CCTV

Magnifiers for print materials

Out-of-class testing

Scribe for test

Sign language interpreting services

Telecommunication Device for the Deaf

Test Reader

Volunteer in-class note-takers

Contact Information

Contact: Lisa Leftridge, Access Director
(573) 518-2152/(573) 518-2354 (Fax)
Room 103, Arts & Sciences
E-Mail: lleftrid@MineralArea.edu
Office Hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (MTWRF)

Contact: Debbie Lee, Staff Interpreter
(575) 518-2213
Room 103, Arts & Sciences
E-Mail: dlee@MineralArea.edu

For Missouri TTY/TDD Users

1-800-735-2966

For Voice Carry Over Users

1-800-735-0135

Student Resource Links

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

L.I.F.E. Center for Independent Living

Missouri College Transition Guide
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Rehabilitation Services for the Blind

Faculty and Staff Resource Links

Disability Accommodation Handbook
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Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology