Disability Services

Marple Campus 

Marple Campus Office Location: Academic Building

Room 1335 (Across from Career & Counseling)

Branch Location Offices

Downingtown: Room 220

Upper Darby: Room 120

Pennock’s Bridge:
DCCC Admin Offices

Simone Richardson

610-325-2748

srichardson26@dccc.edu

Sicily Stump

610-359-5229

sstump1@dccc.edu

Kathleen Lawrence

610-359-4134

klawrence12@dccc.edu

Delaware County Community College ensures students with disabilities have equal access to all of its educational programs and services in compliance with Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act, 2008.

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) is committed to providing students with disabilities reasonable accommodations and the necessary supports to reach their educational goals. The Office works closely with students and faculty to foster success.

New Students: Getting Started

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All New Students

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Placement Testing Accommodations

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Visiting Students

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Dual Enrollment

All New Students

1. All New Students

All prospective students should follow the admissions steps for DCCC. Students with disabilities participate in the same degree and certificate programs with all our students, and do not have any special entrance requirements. Proceed with the enrollment steps listed on the admissions webpage.

Once accepted to the college and enrolled in classes, you should proceed with the Accommodations Process, outlined below.

If you have previously submitted an accommodations request, you can review your request via Accommodate. You should contact our office or your assigned case manager with any questions.

Placement Testing Accommodations

2. Placement Test Accommodations

Placement testing accommodations will follow the same accommodations process outlined below. Please include the words “placement test accommodations” in your accommodations request form.

Before submitting a placement test accommodations request, please review the following information about the placement test for all students:

1. The placement test is untimed. Students can take as long as needed without any accommodations approved.

2. The placement test can be split up into three separate tests if desired (reading, writing, and math), without accommodation. You simply need to let the Testing Center know when scheduling the test. You can find more information on scheduling on the Testing Center website.

3. The placement test can be taken remotely without accommodation. You can find more information on scheduling on the Testing Center website.

4. The College Board Accuplacer website can help you understand what to expect from the placement test.

Visiting Students

3. Visiting Students

Visiting students should follow the accommodations process steps outlined below. If you have accommodations approved at your home or prior institution, please submit their letter of accommodation as part of your documentation.

Dual Enrollment

4. Dual Enrollment

Dual enrollment students are considered full college students. It is their responsibility to work with our office to set up accommodations at DCCC. IEPs and 504 agreements are not transferable. However, they can be submitted with an accommodations request as documentation. Students should submit an accommodations request utilizing the process outlined below.

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Accommodation Process

Request Accommodations

Please complete the Student Accommodations Request Form. You can upload your documentation directly through that form, or forward it to our office via fax or email. Further detail is in the section below.

Documentation Evaluation

The Office of Disability Services will review your documentation within 3-4 business days.

A school plan such as an individualized education program (IEP) is insufficient documentation but can be included as part of a more comprehensive assessment battery, such as a Re-Evaluation Report or Psychological Evaluation. To ensure that this documentation is complete and the necessary accommodations are implemented, please refer to the documentation guidelines.

You may email your digital copies of documentation to accommodations@dccc.edu.

Please mail or fax your documents to:
Office of Disability Services
Delaware County Community College
901 S. Media Line Road
Media, PA 19063-1094
Fax: 610-723-2002

Meet with Disability Services

The Director or Assistant Director of Disability Services will contact you directly via your DCCC student email account to schedule an appointment once your request and documentation have been reviewed. Please be sure to monitor your email as this is our primary mode of communication. Should you require an alternative method of contact, please email accommodations@dccc.edu.

This meeting allows for a more in-depth discussion and self-report about your condition/s and what accommodations may be needed. These meetings can be held in person, via phone, or by Zoom.

Implementing Accommodations

Once the accommodations process has been completed and you have met with the Director or Assistant Director of Disability Services, we will send your letters to your instructors via Accommodate. All students are required to request their letters to be sent out each term they are enrolled in courses. The Office of Disability Services will not send any accommodations letters without the consent of the student. These semester requests can be submitted through Accommodate. More information can be found below.

Students are expected to communicate their accommodations use and needs to their instructors. It is important that students maintain ongoing communication throughout the academic term with their instructors. Should you experience difficulties with speaking with your instructor regarding your accommodations, please contact our office.

Accessibility and Support Services

Students

Accommodations are managed through the platform Accommodate. If you have submitted an Accommodations Request Form, you can log in to Accommodate as a student. There, you can: review your request, upload documentation, make a semester request for your letters, make a supplemental request for additional accommodations, download a copy of your accommodations letter, download a form from our document library. Tutorials for Accommodate are available as videos to help you navigate the platform.

Faculty

Faculty can log on to Accommodate as faculty to review the accommodations letters for students in their classes. An overview video is available to review the platform from a faculty perspective.

If you utilize assistive technology, this should be discussed when you meet with the Office of Disability Services staff member to approve accommodations. They can work with you to determine how the technology may be utilized in your classes, and explain any pertinent coordination.

All buildings and classrooms are physically accessible. Students who require accessible furniture in classrooms should contact the Office of Disability Services. If you experience an accessibility concern on one of DCCC’s campuses, please contact us at accommodations@dccc.eduor 610-359-4134.

If you have a temporary injury or illness that makes it difficult to walk a long distance from parking lots, the Wellness Center and Campus Safety offices can provide you with a temporary Medical Parking Permit.

These permits are available for eight-week periods with the possibility of an extension, if needed.

To be eligible, you must complete an application, provide a copy of your Driver’s License and a note from your doctor indicating your injury/illness. If you have questions, please contact the Director of Student Conduct, Charles Schnur, by email, phone, 610-359-7385, or in person at Marple Campus, Room 3250.

Application for Medical Parking Permit