Disability Services

The Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office serves students with documented learning, physical, health or psychiatric disabilities by providing services and academic accommodations. In addition to serving students, SSD staff assists the Trident Technical College community in making programs, services and activities accessible to everyone.

Registering for Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)

To qualify for appropriate accommodations, students must identify themselves to the college and provide documentation of a disability from a professional qualified to assess the presence of that disability. A student may register with SSD on a voluntary, confidential basis at any time. The college is not responsible for providing accommodations for students who have not registered and requested accommodation.

Registering is a two-step process:

Securely upload your verifying medical documentation:
https://bit.ly/TTC_Documentation.
Schedule an Intake with a Disability Counselor to determine accommodations: https://bit.ly/TTC_DISABILITY_SERVICES.

During the Intake your needs will be discussed, reasonable accommodations will be determined, and you will receive information regarding procedures for using them.

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are determined on a case-by-case basis while integrating the individual's experience with the impact of the disability and the essential elements of a program, course or activity.
Accommodations are not intended to reduce academic requirements, fundamentally alter the curriculum, compromise critical course objectives or essential functions.
Accommodations are not retroactive. They are valid beginning on the day the instructor receives the Faculty Notification Letter from SSD.
Faculty Notifications Letters are valid for the term and course. Students must request accommodation each term they are enrolled.
Last-minute student requests for accommodations that need advance planning time may pose barriers to the provision of accommodations for a particular test/exam or course assignment.

A list of common accommodations and their application can be found on the Accommodations Glossary page.

Note: The glossary does not include all possible accommodations. Each accommodation is approved on a case-by-case basis.

Faculty Notification Letters are Necessary . . . Every Term

Letters are generated by your request each term that you need them. Students are encouraged to visit View Student Accommodation to view/notify instructor(s) of current accommodations. Students may also contact their SSD Counselor or the SSD Office to request them be sent. Students may request Faculty Notification Letters be sent the week before each term begins.

You may request your accommodations be sent any time after registering for classes.