Disability Services

1. North Arkansas College is committed to ensure that all academic classes, programs, services and activities of North Arkansas College are accessible to otherwise qualified students with disabilities in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The college is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act of 2008 (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and subsequent state and federal legislation.
2. Academic accommodations for admitted students are coordinated by the disabilities services coordinator (DSC). Students are responsible to disclose disabilities to the DSC, provide appropriate documentation, and follow established procedures to use their accommodation plan. Accommodation plans are developed based on needs and are intended to ensure access to all aspects of the learning community.
3. The need for accommodation is verified by the Disability Coordinator based on documentation and student interviews.
4. Once a disability has been disclosed and substantiated, the student and the Disabilities Coordinator collaborate to develop an individualized Educational Access Plan.
5. Student disability and accommodation records are protected by FERPA.
6. In order to maintain an environment that is safe and conducive to learning, behavior that is deemed to be dangerous, damaging, harassing or otherwise disruptive to the College community is not allowable, even when that behavior is a symptom or is associated with a disability.  For this reason, all students, including those with disabilities, are responsible to comply with the Student Code of Conduct.

To obtain further information on services and policies or to make an appointment, students should contact Kim Brecklein, 391-3338 for TDD call 391-3111, email kbrecklein@northark.edu, or visit M185A.

In accordance with the requirement of 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) North Arkansas College will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities. North Arkansas College does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Dept. of Education, the U.S. Dept. of Justice and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.