Disability Student Services
Introduction
The Academic Support Center at Eastern Maine Community College is committed to providing access to students with documented disabilities to enhance their educational experience in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Students with disabilities who need special services in order to participate in EMCC programs should contact the Academic Support Services office at 207-974-4804.
Students with disabilities must request accommodations at the start of each semester so that the accommodations can be provided to the student’s instructors. New instructors cannot be provided student accommodation information without the express permission of the student.
Contact Information:
Elizabeth Worden, Ph.D., Coordinator of Disability Services
105 Maine Hall
Eastern Maine Community College
354 Hogan Road
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: 974-4658
Email: eworden@emcc.edu
Documents and Forms
To see the Eastern Maine Community College documents pertaining to students with disabilities, click here. Remember that students with disabilities who attend Eastern Maine Community College must request accommodations at the start of each semester, so that the accommodations can be provided for the students’ instructors. Accommodations cannot be provided to a new set of instructors without the express permission of the student.
Do you need…
- Extended time on a test?
- A separate testing area?
- Oral Exams?
- Use of a calculator?
- Note Taker?
If you have a documented disability and you feel that a classroom accommodation would give you equal access, bring your documentation to the Coordinator of Disability Services. See the following for instructions on how to request an accommodation.
Procedure for requesting accommodations for a Documented Disability
To receive accommodations for a disability, the student with a documented disability must:
- be admitted to or be enrolled in a course at Eastern Maine Community College;
- provide the Director of Disability Student Services with documentation of the disability; and,
- meet with the Director of Disability Student Services to request accommodations from the instructors.
Confidentiality
The nature of a student’s disability, the content of documentation, and other records on file with the Director of Disability Student Services are confidential.
Information will be released to third parties when, and only when:
- It is necessary for the Director of Disability Student Services to share relevant information about a disability with college personnel directly involved in implementing the accommodations that have been mutually approved.
- In the judgment of the Director of Disability Student Services, the information is shared in the best interests of the student and will be handled/used discreetly to guide the response of others to student needs.
- It is necessary in response to a court order.
- The immediate circumstances surrounding the student constitute a serious threat to the life or well being of the student or others.