Accessible Learning Services Group Information and Registration
Session
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Agenda About Accessible Learning Services Registering Role of
Case Manager Student Responsibilities Documentation Statement of
Confidentiality Accommodations Confidential Academic Accommodation
Plan Booking Tests/Exams Assessments for Success Financial
Assistance What Now?
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Confidentiality Accessible Learning Services at Mohawk College
is a confidential service. The documentation you bring to the Case
Manager is held in a confidential file with Accessible Learning
Services. Confidential information is shared only with student
consent. It is your choice with whom your information is shared.
Limits to Confidentiality. Please Note: This is not a confidential
forum; please bring specific concerns to your Case Manager.
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Statement of Confidentiality
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Consent Internal Consent: You will be asked to sign a consent
form so that your Case Manager can advocate for you to Mohawk
College Faculty and Staff who can also support your academic goals.
Those people may include: Your instructors Your Program Coordinator
Financial Aid, Registration Center etc. External Consent:
Accessible Learning Services requires you provide specific consent
in order for us to speak with the following individuals:
Parents/Partners/Family Community Agencies Anyone else who may ask
for information regarding you Review and initial all parts of the
Statement of Confidentiality Form
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Registering with Accessible Learning Services Confirmed
applicants or registered students who have or suspect they have a:
Physical or medical disability Mental health condition Learning
disability Acquired brain injury Or who are: Deaf, deafened or hard
of hearing Blind, partially sighted
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Documentation Accessible Learning Services requires
documentation of disability to provide the appropriate level of
accommodations and services. Please refer to the Disability
Documentation Guidelines available online. If you suspect you have
a Learning Disability, please complete the Delta Screener available
at this workshop. If you suspect you have a disability other than a
Learning Disability, please consult with your primary
physician.
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Documentation
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Role of the Case Manager Collaborate with students to develop a
personal program of services and accommodations. Offer guidance on
financial issues specific to students with disabilities. Promote
independence by counselling on disability issues. Counsel for
transition to the workplace, other postsecondary programs, or
community programs.
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Student Responsibilities 1. Identify needs to Accessible
Learning Services. 2. Know what your documentation says and be work
to address impact of disability in college. 3. Prepare to discuss
your program goals, strengths, challenges. 4. Email your
Confidential Academic Accommodation Plan to your professors. 5.
Schedule your tests and exams through the online scheduling
system.
