{"637593":{"#nid":"637593","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Learn About Disability Services at GT","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Disability Services collaborates with students, faculty, and staff to create a campus environment that is usable, equitable, sustainable and inclusive of all members of the Georgia Tech community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat is an\u0026nbsp;Accommodation?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn accommodation is a legally mandated modification\u0026nbsp;or service that gives a student with a disability an equal\u0026nbsp;opportunity to benefit from the educational process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho Qualifies?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFederal and state disability laws mandate that universities make the necessary modifications to\u0026nbsp;their academic requirements to ensure that they do not discriminate or have the effect of\u0026nbsp;discriminating against qualified students with disabilities.\u0026nbsp;To be considered a \u0026quot;qualified\u0026quot; individual with a disability, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation\u0026nbsp;Act of 1973 requires that a student meet the academic and technical standards for admission and\u0026nbsp;continued participation in a university\u0026#39;s education program or activity. Section 504 and the\u0026nbsp;Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) define an individual with a disability as a person\u0026nbsp;who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities,\u0026nbsp;has a history or record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment.\u0026nbsp;Examples of recognized disabilities include but are not limited to, blindness, deafness\/hard of\u0026nbsp;hearing, learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic medical conditions,\u0026nbsp;and mental health conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow to Register\u0026nbsp;with our Office:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EVisit our website\u0026nbsp;disabilityservices.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EComplete New Student\u0026nbsp;Application and submit\u0026nbsp;documentation.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen Submitting\u0026nbsp;Documentation:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease remember no documentation over five-years-old\u0026nbsp;can be considered. If you had an IEP or 504 in high school\u0026nbsp;we can look at it, but this cannot be solely your only piece\u0026nbsp;of documentation. Please refer to the documentation\u0026nbsp;guidelines from the University System of Georgia:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/usgacademicaffairs\u0022\u003Ebit.ly\/usgacademicaffairs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Office of Disability Services at Georgia Tech offers a wide\u00a0variety of services to support Georgia Tech students."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2020-08-06 20:07:59","changed_gmt":"2020-08-06 20:07:59","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}