Disability Access Center (DAC)
Contact Information:
312-850-7128,
312-850-7342
mxdac@ccc.edu
Monday – Friday: 9:00 until 6:00
Room 1509
Disability Access Center
The Disability Access Center (DAC) is responsible for the coordination and provision of supportive services to students with documented disabilities. Accommodations are made based on the documentation received and the needs of the student. Accommodations are designed to ensure that students, who are otherwise qualified, receive equal access to all of the College’s programs and services.
Services Offered:
- Enrollment assistance
- Note takers
- Exam Proctors
- Readers
- Transcribers
- Financial Aid Application Assistance
- Information and Referral
- Recording devices
- FM System
- Sign language interpreters
- Extended time for testing and in class assignments
- TTY
- Screen-reading
- JAWS
- Zoom-text
Requesting Accommodations
- Schedule an appointment to meet with the Director of the Disability Access Center to complete Student Intake Summary.
- Request for accommodations should be made 30 days prior to enrollment to ensure services are provided in a timely manner.
- Students must request accommodations each semester.
- Students who have disabilities and may need assistance exiting the building in the event of an evacuation should bring a copy of their class schedules to the Disability Access Center (DAC). Locations of the students’ with disabilities are kept in the Office of Public Safety and Security to ensure that the Fire Department can locate and assist students during an evacuation.
What documentation is needed?
- Documentation must be prepared by an appropriate professional, such as a medical doctor, psychologist or other qualified diagnostician.
- Documentation must be submitted on original letterhead of the professional diagnosing the disability.
- The required documentation must include the following:
- A diagnosis of your current disability.
- The date of the diagnosis.
- The credentials of the professional.
- How your disability affects a major life activity.
- How the disability affects your academic performance.
- The documentation should provide enough information for you and your school to decide what is an appropriate academic adjustment.
Eligibility
- Students with documented disabilities are eligible to receive services.
Tanya Cox
Director
312-850-7128, 7088
tcox11@ccc.edu
Room 1509
Support Staff
Francisco Castaneda
312-850-7342
fcastenadea@ccc.edu
Room 1509
Deborah Thomas
312-850-7342
dthomas15@ccc.edu
Room 1509
Zelma Evans
312-850-7342
zevans2@ccc.edu
Room 1509
Denise Love
312-850-7342
dlove30@ccc.edu
Room 1509
Gianni Valentini
312-850-7342
cvalentin8@ccc.edu
Room 1509
