ADA/Disability Services

The ADA/Disability Office at Cochise College provides a variety of support services to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities. Our goal is to empower students, foster independence, promote success and assist students in discovering and developing their full potential.

In compliance with Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Cochise College seeks to provide support services to those students whose disabilities require special assistance. The college uses a reasonable accommodation process to determine a meaningful adjustment for students with disabilities to participate in the educational process.

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Services

Our ADA/Disability Office provides a variety of services tailored to individual needs and documentation of the disability. The office acts as a liaison with faculty, staff and outside agencies and assists students with special test-taking arrangements, classroom accommodations and resource referrals. All services provided by the ADA/Disability Office are free of charge. All students with documented disabilities are eligible to receive services. Disabilities include physical, emotional, psychiatric, psychological, attention deficit disorder, and/or learning disabilities.

Student Responsibilities

• Schedule an appointment with the Director of Disability Services.
• Provide current documentation of your disabling condition.
• Report any problems you have with the effectiveness of accommodations.
• Provide your class schedule to the Director of Disability Services two weeks prior to the beginning of each semester.

Services include test-taking adjustments, note-takers, readers, special equipment, extended time and quiet testing, among others. Accommodations are based on individual needs supported by testing/documentation. Some accommodations, such as books on tape, may take several weeks to provide.

Disability Services Director
Ken Laux
(520) 515-5337 or (520) 417-4023
lauxk@cochise.edu