STUDENT RESOURCES
ACADEMIC SUPPORT & TUTORING
LTC’s Academic Support & Tutoring Services provides assistance for a variety of General Education
classes and programs in the areas of reading, math, English, social science, science, and study skills. If
you are looking for academic support of any type please stop in and ask how we can help. Academic
Support is located in the Student Resource Center.
ACCOMMODATIONS
The mission of Accommodation Services is to be an active partner with students, faculty, and staff in
creating an accessible learning environment where students with disabilities have an equal opportunity
to participate in all aspects of Lakeshore Technical College programs, services, and activities. The
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (42 U.S.C & 12101. et seq), the ADA Amendment Act of
2008, and Section 504(e) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C & 794), prohibits discrimination of
persons because of their disability.
A student requesting accommodations is required to:
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Submit an Accommodation Request Form to Accommodation Services.
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This document is located on the LTC website;; a copy may also be obtained by calling
920.693.1222.
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Submit documentation of the stated disability identifying the disability for which
accommodation is requested, and substantiating that the need for accommodation is related to
the disability. In general, documentation should not be more than five (5) years old.
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Documentation may include, and is not limited to:
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Individual Educational Plan (IEP)
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Psychological Evaluation
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Medical Records
Accommodations are outcome neutral, and are not intended to provide any advantage or guarantee of
success in a course or program. Some examples of a reasonable accommodation may include, but are
not limited to:
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Advocacy and liaison with faculty
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Captioning
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Extended time for exams and quizzes
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Reader for testing
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Scribe for testing
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Separate testing room, less distracting environment
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Sign language interpreting
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Textbooks in alternative formats i.e. eTexts, audio, enlarged print, Braille
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Note-taking assistance, or recorded lecture
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Preferential seating
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