Disability Services
The Office of Disability Services for Athens Technical College provides assistance to individuals with appropriately documented disabilities who request academic accommodations and/or auxiliary aids in the classroom or for testing while attending the college. The program provides assistance and services to students with disabilities at any of the college’s campus locations (Athens Campus, Elbert County Campus, Greene County Campus, Walton County Campus, and the Virtual Campus). Assistance and services are always in accordance with all relevant federal laws.
By definition, disabilities that qualify students for accommodations in college are physical or mental impairments that substantially limit one or more of the major life activities such as caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, or working. In order to verify that students have what can be considered as qualifying disabilities, The Office of Disability Services requires official documentation of the students’ conditions. As a postsecondary institution, Athens Technical College cannot accept IEPs or 504 Plans from high school to support the provision of academic adjustments.
Prospective students must provide documentation from a professional qualified to diagnose their particular disability prior to receiving any academic accommodations or auxiliary aids. This documentation must meet the requirements set by the Technical College System of Georgia for students with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are afforded to eligible students based upon individual need. Once students are deemed eligible for assistance, the disability services coordinator provides students with accommodation requests which are given to students to present to their instructors each semester. These requests outline appropriate accommodations which students are eligible to receive during testing and in the classroom. The provision of academic accommodations is always disability-related and specifically addresses the unique needs of the individual student.
The Disability Services Application packet (PDF) is available through the Office of Disability Services or on the college website. This packet provides detailed information about how students can enroll in Disability Services. For more information about services to students with disabilities, please contact the disability and career services coordinator on the Athens Campus at (706) 355-5006 or the Georgia Relay Center at 1-822-255-0056 (TYY only). Please direct voice calls to the Georgia Relay Center by calling 1-800-255-0135.