Disability Services

• A Welcome Video
  
  A Welcome Message from the District ADA Coordinator
• ADA Disability Support Services Chart
  
  A list of names and numbers for the Disability Support Services Staff.
• CTLE Center For Teaching & Learning Excellence
• Comparison Chart
  
  Comparison of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Contact Information
  
  Contact the ADA Counselor at the Colleges.
• DSS Student Handbook
  
  Discusses services available to students with disabilities
• Disability Guidelines
  
  Better understand the federal laws that are in place to protect the rights of people with disabilities.
• Mission of the Office of Disability Support Services
  
  Houston Community College is committed to providing an accessible and supportive environment for students with disabilities...
• More Resources & Links
  
  Web links to different disability organizations, technical information programs and more.
• Policies & Procedures
  
  Students can learn HCC Policies and Procedures for Disability Information.
• Quick ADA FAQs
  
  ADA - Frequently Asked Questions
• Student Rights & Responsibilities
  
  All students seeking assistance from the DSSO must disclose the presence of a specific disability to the DSSO.
• HCC Disability Student Service
  
  HCC is committed to serving students with disabilities
• Slideshow Orientation
  
  Americans With Disability Act and Section 508 Slideshow Orientation
• How To Receive Accommodations
  
  Learn the steps to receive disability support services accommodations and get contact information for help with this at each HCC college.

Sign Language

• Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Interpreter - Transcription Request

• Interpreter/Transcription Service Request Form

Policy and Procedures

• Equal Access for Students with Disabilities
• Establishing the Need for Disability Support Services
• Documentation of a Qualifying Disability
• Reasonable Accommodations
• Course Substitution
• Assignment of Full-time Status with Less Than Traditional Full-time Load
• Confidentiality
• Grievance Procedures
• Interpreter Services

Students with Different Disabilities Videos

• College Success for Students with Different Abilities Video
  
  ADA Presentation of Student with Different Abilities video playlist

Assistive Technology

• Assistive Technology (AT)
• Browsealoud
  
  A program that reads web pages out loud. Download here.
• Browsealoud- What it is and How it is used
  
  Find out where to find it and how to use Browsealoud. Browsealoud enables you to read web pages out loud.
• Faculty Training

Contact Disability Counselors

• Jaime Torres
  
  Central ADA Counselor
• Martha Scribner
  
  Central ADA Counselor
• Andrea Guerrero
  
  Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services Supervisor
• John R. London
  
  Central ADA Technician
• Raj K. Gupta
  
  Coleman ADA Counselor
• Kim Ingram
  
  Northeast ADA Counselor
• Mahnaz Kolaini
  
  Northwest ADA Counselor
• Norma Jean Brand
  
  Northwest ADA Technician
• Jette Lott
  
  Southeast ADA Counselor
• Becky Hauri
  
  Southwest ADA Counselor