Student Responsibilities:

Rights and Responsibilities

• Every student established with the Disability Services Program will acknowledge and sign a Rights & Responsibilities form. The Rights and Responsibilities form provides an overview of the student’s responsibilities while attending the college regarding self-identifying having a disability, managing accommodations, and the utilization of assistive technology and resources. Review the Rights and Responsibilities form

Testing Accommodation Requests

• To make timely requests for testing accommodations, complete and submit the Test Accommodation Request Form to the Disability Services Program at least 5 days prior to the scheduled exam. Any requests received less than 5 days prior to the exam will be granted on a case-by-case basis and are not guaranteed. Please ensure that you receive confirmation of testing accommodation from the Disability Services Program office prior to your scheduled exam.

Equipment Loans

• The Disability Services Program has equipment available for loan to students as required by their specific accommodations. Any student that would like to checkout equipment will first need to complete the Equipment Loan Agreement Form. All equipment loaned to students are the responsibility of the student and must be returned at the end of the specified semester unless other arrangements are made. If the equipment is damaged or not returned the student may be held fiscally responsible. 

Alternative Text & Auxiliary Aids

• Hawaiʻi Community College works with students to ensure the provision of auxiliary aids and services necessary for the accessibility of lecture, text and other course materials for students with disabilities in keeping with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Students with disabilities who require alternative text or auxiliary aids of copyrighted materials must complete a Copyright Agreement Form prior to any requests are made to the Disability Services Program. 

ASL Interpreter Requests

• Hawaiʻi Community College ensures access to its program and activities by providing reasonable requests for ASL Interpreters, as needed. Requests for ASL Interpreters must be requested at least 14 days prior to the event. Any request received less than 14 days prior will be granted on a case-by-case basis and are not guaranteed. Please ensure that you receive confirmation from the Disability Services Program office prior to your scheduled event.

Additional Accommodation Requests

• All other Requests for Accommodations for any workshops, activities, or events hosted by Hawaiʻi Community College must be requested at least 14 days prior to the event or activity. Any request received less than 14 days prior will be granted on a case-by-case basis and are not guaranteed. Please ensure that you receive confirmation from the Disability Services Program office prior to your scheduled event.

Additional Information

The institution’s principal degree programs are congruent with its mission, are based on recognized higher education field(s) of study, are of sufficient content and length, are conducted at levels of quality and rigor appropriate to the degree offered, and culminate in identified student’s outcomes. (Standard II.A.1 and II.A.6)

• Accommodations may not alter course curriculum, assignments, or the syllabus of the instructor.
• Post-secondary institutions may not mirror any accommodations made for students in their high school classes or mentioned in their 504/IEP.
• No 1 to 1 services will be provided to students with disabilities (i.e. educational assistant) nor does the college automatically allow any 1 to 1 services to accompany a student with a disability.
• Students can utilize or bring their own resources to class as long as it’s approved by the Disability Services Program and/or the instructor.

If you have any questions, please contact or visit us at:

Manono Campus - Kānanaola
Bldg. 379A, Room 2
hawccds@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 934-2825
Fax: (808) 934-2791

Pālamanui Campus
Elama Building, Room 175
hawccds@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 969-8816
Fax: (808) 322-4839