Accessibility Services

• Extended time and a separate proctored location to complete tests
• Access to speech-to-text and text-to-speech programs
• Note-taking support
• Access to assistive technology
• Textbooks in alternative formats

*Need for adaptive equipment should be discussed with the Accessibility Coordinator

If you’re a student with a disability, you should:

• Voluntarily identify yourself as needing accommodations.
• Submit documentation that clearly indicates the need for academic accommodations, assistive technology, or auxiliary aids or services to the Accessibility Coordinator.
• Meet with the Accessibility Coordinator for an initial intake meeting.
  • Accommodation requests may be brought to the Accessibility team for review before final accommodations are granted.
• Inform instructors of the accommodations required.

According to the American Disabilities Act (ADA), an individual with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such impairment.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act states that no otherwise qualified person in the United States “shall solely by reason of disability, be denied the benefits of or be excluded from participation in or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that receives federal financial assistance.”

• Western New York Collegiate Consortium and Disability Advocates (CCDA)
• US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Student With Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education
• Vocational and Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)

Accessible Elevators

Accessible elevators are located in Felician Hall and on the Music Building side of the Main Building.

Accessible Restrooms

Accessible restrooms are located on the first floor of the Main Building, the first floor of Felician Hall, and in the Scott Bieler Center for Academic Excellence.

Please contact Dave Skolen for more information.

The Library staff proctors any quizzes/tests/exams that require accommodations.  For students with disabilities, we have available a variety of assistive technology and software, including but not limited to:

• Noise-cancelling headphones
• Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
• Separate testing location with minimal distractions

For Villa’s Student testing instructions, click here.

For instructions on how to register for WC Online, click here.

For Villa’s Faculty testing instructions, click here.

For Villa’s testing cover sheet, click here (Word) or here (PDF).