{"id":1135,"date":"2024-09-25T21:08:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T21:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ocean.edu\/?page_id=1135"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:54:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:54:00","slug":"policies-and-procedures-disability-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ocean.edu\/student-resources\/disability-services\/policies-and-procedures-disability-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies and Procedures | Disability Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Students Self-Identify to the Disability Services Office<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The student (prospective and current) with a permanent disability and\/or chronic medical condition has the following options to initiate self-identification:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Students self-identify by informing college personnel in person, phone or by e-mail.

2. The student is referred to Disability Services, which coordinates the provision of reasonable accommodations, services, and supports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1. Relevant documentation (educational or medical records, reports and assessments created by health care providers, school psychologists, teachers, or the educational system) of the permanent or temporary disability must be on file in Disability Services. Ocean County College (OCC) does not provide medical or learning disability evaluation for diagnosis of disability. Assistance in how to get documentation will be given to the student if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The documentation must be recent, (preferred documentation within 3 years) to be applicable at the college level, and be from a qualified professional not related to the student (ie. Immediate family members such as parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins etc.) The documentation must indicate specific recommendations for accommodations considered appropriate for the college level and include supporting tests results. Modifications provided at the high school may not be determined reasonable by Ocean County College.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Students can submit OCC\u2019s medical verification forms to a medical provider, and then submit the completed forms to the Disability Services Office. The forms must be completed in full and signed with the credentials of the provider. These forms are available on our Disability Services<\/a> page under the forms section at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Disability Services Staff will authorize the provision of services based on the documented or observed need of the individual with a disability. Disability Services will provide \u201creasonable accommodations\u201d based on self-reporting through the interactive process during an student interview and based on relevant documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. An accommodation will not be provided if it is determined that the accommodation is a \u201cfundamental alteration of the course\u201d or is determined to be an \u201cundue burden to the college.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. OCC will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations to students with documented disabilities. However, students must meet all academic requirements and technical standards of our courses and programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. OCC approved accommodations may be specific to OCC, and may not necessarily be accommodations granted by other institutions or license or certification granting organizations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. A student\u2019s file is kept for two years after a student becomes inactive and then the College reserves the right to destroy the student\u2019s file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. After documentation has been received by the Disability Services Office, disability information will not be released to anyone except as designated by a student on a release form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. OCC reserves the right to request additional documentation prior to accommodation approval.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Process to Obtain Reasonable Accommodations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The documentation must be recent (within 3 years) to be applicable at the college level, and be from a qualified professional not related to the student (i.e. immediate family members such as parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins etc.) The documentation must indicate specific recommendations for accommodations considered appropriate for the college level and include supporting tests results. Modifications provided at the high school may not be determined reasonable by Ocean County College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Students will complete the online intake form<\/a> on the OCC website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Students can submit supporting documents (educational or medical evaluation, comprehensive reports and\/or assessments created by health care providers, OCC Verification Form, VA medical documentation, school psychologists, teachers, or the educational system) to Disability Services for review. Documents can be submitted by one of the following methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n