Student Accessibility Services

Disability support services are provided to qualified students with learning, physical, developmental, mental and emotional disabilities who are attending Texas Southmost College. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, a person has a disability if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities. Reasonable
accommodations are provided by the College to ensure access to all courses, programs, services, jobs, activities and facilities.

Support services include:

  • Testing accommodations for placement testing and academic tests;
  • Adaptive technology such as: screen magnification, speech synthesized software, voice activated software, hearing amplification systems (FM systems), and more;
  • Adaptive furniture;
  • Readers, scribes (writers), and sign language interpreters;
  • Campus and community referrals; and
  • Other appropriate academic modifications and disability-related information.

Individuals need to be eligible for accommodation services before the services will be approved and provided. To become eligible, an individual will need to:

  • Complete a Request for Services form.
  • Provide current documentation for the disability for which services are requested.
    Documentation must be from a competent and qualified source capable of making that
    diagnosis within their profession.
  • Arrange an intake appointment with Disability Support Services. Be prepared to spend at least one hour to meet with a counselor and complete the initial intake appointment.
  • The counselor will determine if the student meets the criteria to receive accommodations, and if so, what accommodations are appropriate.

Approved accommodation services may be provided each semester if the eligible student informs Student Accessibility Resources that services are needed for the current term. Requests to continue
approved services must be in writing. Hand-written notes or e-mail requests to Student Accessibility Resources are not acceptable.

Accessibility Services