If you have a documented disability, contact the IEL Disability Support Services (DSS) Office to request services and/or accommodations.
 

We offer a number of services for students who may face physical or developmental challenges related to going to school. Here are answers for many frequently asked questions.
 
What is documentation?
What kind of documentation do I need to receive services?
What services are available?
How do I get services?
Who can see my information?

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What is documentation?

Documentation consists of diagnostic information from a licensed clinical professional familiar with the history and functional implications of your disability. This information must be submitted on the official letterhead of the professional or institution (such as a doctor, psychologist, school or other agency) and describe the disability. BACK


What kind of documentation do I need in order to receive services?

A physician, psychologist, nurse practitioner, learning disabilities specialist, or rehabilitation or mental health counselor usually provides documentation (as appropriate). Certain disabilities, obvious in nature, may not require documentation. Documentation must be current. Additional information may be necessary from other physicians or allied health care providers, e.g., physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, audiologists, or speech pathologists. Documentation of a disability should include:

 

Reasonable accommodations are determined on an individual basis. The focus of accommodations is to provide students with disabilities equal access to educational opportunities. Examples of accommodations may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Contact your instructor or counselor for help making contact with the appropriate DSS office listed below. Discuss your situation in a confidential interview with a DSS staff member. Furnish the required documentation of your disability to the DSS Office. Upon DSS staff review of your documentation, appropriate and reasonable accommodations will be determined and implemented with our approval. Remember — certain accommodations, such as alternative format textbooks and sign language interpreters, do take time to arrange. Contact the DSS office nearest you:
 
Spokane and Newport Centers:  509-279-6037 or 509-279-6063, or 279-6092 (TTY)
 

Colville, Curlew, Inchelium, Ione and Republic Centers:  509-685-2122
 

Pullman Center:  509-332-2706 or 888-743-4767   BACK
 

 

All student information is kept confidential in a separate file. Only DSS staff have access to it without a signed release from you. Faculty and staff do not have a right to know this information; they only need to know what accommodations are appropriate to your situation.

 

The IEL complies with Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC), which prohibits discrimination solely on the basis of an individual’s disability from any program or service offered by the IEL. BACK