Documentation

In order to comply with the guidelines for documentation of a disability, you will need a letter from a medical doctor or nurse practitioner, signed and on letterhead, stating the diagnosis and symptoms, and the impact of the disability on learning.

Physical Disability

You will need a letter from a medical doctor or nurse practitioner, signed and on letterhead, stating the diagnosis and symptoms, and the impact of the disability on your learning. It is recommended that documentation must be no more than one year old, unless the disability is permanent.

Hearing Impaired or Deaf

Students need to submit their most recent Audiogram and report that includes diagnosis, and impact on learning.

Visually Impaired or Blind

Bring in a recent report from a visual exam, including diagnosis, and impact on learning.

What kind of documentation do I need for a psychological disability?

In order to comply with the guidelines for documentation of a disability, outlined by the American’s with Disabilities Act, you will need a letter from a psychiatrist; psychologist; therapist; social worker; or medical doctor, signed and on letterhead, stating the diagnosis and symptoms, and the impact of the disability on your learning. Documentation must be no more than one year old.

Learning Disability (LD)

Students should submit their most recent LD Assessment including the following:

Intellectual Assessment Tools

A complete intellectual assessment with all scaled sub test scores and full-scale I.Q. (FSIQ), Verbal I.Q. (V.I.Q.), and Performance I.Q. (P.I.Q.). The preferred instruments are the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-lll); WAIS-R; and the Woodcock-Johnson Revised Psycho-educational Battery-Revised (WJ-lll). If IQ testing was not completed during your senior year of high school, please submit your most recent IQ testing.

Academic Achievement

A comprehensive academic achievement battery is essential with all standard scores for those subtests reported.

Acceptable instruments include the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-educational Battery-Revised: Test of Achievement Standard Battery, Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT); Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA), and Stanford Test of Academic Skills (STAS).

Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and 504 plans provide helpful information, but maybe insufficient to establish the rationale for accommodations.

It is important to note that Mt. Hood Community College does not do any type of testing or assessment of disabilities