What is Accessibility Services?
Accessibility Services is located in the Student Center, Second Floor, Room 212. Accessibility Services is the office where students with an identified disability register their disability and make arrangements for academic accommodations. Disabilities may be permanent or temporary and are categorized into three areas: physical, psychological and learning disorders (this includes ADD/ADHD). The same services are provided to students attending satellite campuses.
Gordon State College will provide accessibility and reasonable accommodations to individuals defined as disabled under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American Disabilities Act of 1990. Gordon State College will not deny admission to the college to any individual with a qualified disability based on the disability. Student with disabilities must meet the same Admissions standards as all other students.
Steps for Requesting Accessibility/Accommodations
To begin the process, please download the following guide for step by step guidance on the process. Also available for download are documents mentioned in the guide. The step by step guide will assist you with knowing which ones are needed for your request. If you would prefer to receive hard copies of these forms, you may stop by the Counseling and Accessibility Office, which is located in the Student Center, Second Floor, Room 212. You may also contact the office by phone at 678-359-5585.
Steps for Requesting Accessibility Accommodations
Required Documents for Requesting Accessibility Accommodations (Step 1 in Guide)
Request for Accommodations and Parent/Guardian Release Form
Possible Documentation of Disability Forms (Step 2 in Guide)
Document Request - Psychological Form
Document Request - Medical Form
Possible Accommodations and Services
- Accessible Furniture
- AMAC Resources
- Campus Accessibility
- Captioning Services
- Priority (early) Registration
- Foreign Language Substitution
- General Classroom Accommodations
- Approval to Record Lectures
- Residence Hall Accommodations
- Emotional Support Animal
- Service Animal
- Testing Accommodations
ADA Grievance Procedures
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides that no qualified individual with a disability be denied access to or participation in services, programs and activities of a public entity. Gordon State College strives to maintain the highest standards of integrity and fairness in its policy and nondiscrimination on the basis of a disability. The College has adopted an internal grievance procedure providing for the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging any action prohibited by ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Students and applicants who believe they have been discriminated against on the basis of disability at Gordon State College may file complaints pursuant to the procedure found at this link.