Accommodations

Accommodations are tools that help students with disabilities access educational opportunities. All accommodations are created to overcome educational barriers for students who have documented disabilities. Accommodations do not guarantee success nor can they jeopardize the integrity of the learned program outcomes. Accommodations are not intended to alter or lower the standards or expectations of course, exam, or classwork. Accommodations are not considered reasonable if they pose an undue hardship, result in fundamental alteration in the nature of CPTC activity, program, or service or create undue financial or administrative burdens. 

Academic accommodations are determined for each student on an individual basis through an interactive process between DRS and the student. Accommodation requests must be supported by the functional limitations of the disability. 

Possible Accommodations available through DRS:

The following are some common accommodations available through DRS. This list does not include all  accommodations, and the accommodations listed will not apply to the impact of every disability. 

• Alternative Format Materials

  • Please allow 2-3 weeks for alternate format materials to be created
  • Text in electronic or audio format
  • Enlarged Material
  • Braille

• Assistive Technology

  •  Assistive Technology can be checked out from DRS. They should be renewed every quarter. 
  • Ergonomic Keyboard
  • FM System
  • Digital Recorder
  • Rollerball Mouse
  • Real-Time Captioning

• Ergonomic Furniture

  • Please allow 2-3 weeks for furniture to be added or removed from classrooms
  • Ergonomic Chair
  • Sit/Stand Station
  • Foot Rest
  • Adjustable Desk
  • Industrial Stool
  • Saddle Stool 
  • Saddle Stool with Back
  • Mechanic Seat

• ASL Interpreters

  • To guarantee interpreters availability for classes, it is necessary for students to give 2-4 weeks notice  to DRS.  DRS makes every attempt to provide interpreters as quickly as possible however please be aware that requests not received in a timely manner may result in a delay in service provision.
  • Cancelation of an Interpreter
    • Student should provide 48-hour advance notice of an impending absence

• Note-Taking Assistance

  • Glean Personal Study Tool

• Priority Registration

  • Priority or early registration is provided for students who access time-sensitive accommodations such as CART services, classroom relocations, etc. Not all students qualify for priority registration.

• Scribe

  • Disabilities affecting writing may qualify for a scribe in class and/or tests. 
  • Every Quarter: To guarantee scribes availability for classes, it is necessary for students to give 2-4 weeks noticed to DRS. If adequate time is not given students need to understand the limitations of timely recruitment of scribes.

• Testing

  • Disabilities affecting access to testing materials and/or testing process may qualify for testing accommodations. 
  • Testing accommodations are not intended to alter the construct of the test being measured or invalidate the results. Reasonable testing accommodations are changes made in the administration of the test in order to remove obstacles to the test-taking process that are presented by the disability without changing the constructs being tested.
  • Extended Time on Tests
  • Reader
  • Scribe
  • Alternative Testing Site
  • Assistive Technology
  • Enlarged Print
  • Braille
  • Proctor

Accommodations not Provided by DRS

• Individualized instruction
• Tutoring
• Personal Care Attendant
• Modifying curriculum/workload
• Retests
• Requiring a professor to change teaching style

• Accommodations for High School Equivalency Testing

  • Clover Park Technical College does not approve and/or provide accommodations for the High School Equivalency Test nor are the agencies that administer this exam obligated to accept the same documentation of disability and/or provide students with the same accommodations they received while attending CPTC.  If a student believes they will require accommodations for the High School Equivalency Test, they are encourage to contact Pearson Vue Testing Center (Building 17, RM 250) or the Adult Basic Education Office 253-589-5702 regarding the accommodation request process well in advance of the anticipated testing date to start the process.  Please be aware that if you will need a copy of your documentation from Disability Resources for Students (DRS), these requests can take up to ten days to process.  Please see "Requesting Documents from DRS" for more information about this process.

• Accommodation for Professional Licensing/Accreditation

  • Clover Park Technical College does not approve and/or provide accommodations for professional licensing/accreditation exams nor are the agencies that administer these exams obligated to accept the same documentation of disability and/or provide students with the same accommodations they received while attending CPTC.  If a student believes they will require accommodations for a such an exam, they are encourage to contact the agency administering the exam regarding their accommodation request process well in advance of the anticipated testing date to start the process.  Please be aware that if you will need a copy of your documentation from Disability Resources for Students (DRS), these requests can take up to ten days to process.  Please see "Requesting Documents from DRS" for more information about this process.