DSS Testing Appointment
Questions? Contact Us.
Disability Support Services (DSS)
Deccio Higher Education Center
Building 8, Room 143
DSS@yvcc.edu
509-574-4961
How to Request a Testing Appointment
Disability Support Service (DSS) FAQs
DSS offers a wide range of accommodations. Appropriate accommodations are determined based on each student’s disability and the supporting documentation. Some of the more common accommodations are:
- Extended time/quiet environment on exams
- Notetaker/ recorded lectures
- Reader/scribe
- Adaptive technology
- ASL interpreter
- Extended time/quiet environment on exams
- eText
Students must provide current documentation of the disability (documentation is usually within 3 years). The documentation needs to be from a qualified professional (physician, psychologist, certified counselor, etc.) and needs to include:
- The nature of the disability and how it impacts the student’s ability to participate in major life activities.
- Results of assessments used to diagnose the disability.
- Medications prescribed relating to the disability and how they may impact the student’s ability to participate in classes.
- A recommendation of accommodations or academic adjustments that may offset the effects of the disability.
If you have not been diagnosed with a disability, but believe you have one, you may want to meet with a qualified professional to have them assess whether you do have a disability. Sometimes agencies such as Department of Vocational Rehabilitation or Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health can facilitate this process.