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Information for Individuals with Disabilities

An individual with a documented disability may request accommodation on the pre-entrance admissions exam. A disability substantially limits one or more of life's major activities, such as learning, and may include such areas as hearing impairments, visual impairments, physical disabilities, health impairments, mental health impairments or learning disabilities.

How do I request testing accommodations?

PRIOR to the pre-entrance test date, forward the following:

  1. Your written request listing specifically the accommodations you are seeking

  2. The appropriate documentation to:

Ronda Herbert-Gagne, Kennebec Valley Community College,

92 Western Avenue, Fairfield, ME 04937

What kind of documentation must I provide the college?

Documentation should be current and include a specific diagnosis from a qualified professional.

Documentation for a learning disability must include a copy of the original testing document, often referred to as a Psycho-Educational Battery or Neuropsychological Evaluation. This testing document should be current ( 3 to 5 years old). The documentation must include the WAIS and an achievement test such as the Woodcock-Johnson. The minutes from an I.E.P. or P.E.T. meeting that verify the diagnosis must also be included.

What happens next?

Your documentation will be reviewed. If you documentation is complete, a staff member will arrange for you to take pre-entrance admissions exam with the appropriate accommodation. In some instances, documentation provided may not be complete. You will be contacted and asked to provide the needed information. At times, the documentation provided does not support the request for testing accommodation. You will be notified if this is the case.

Contact Ronda Herbert-Gagne at (207) 453-5155 or toll free 1-800-528-5882 extension 5155 (in state) with any questions or concerns.

 

Documentation for Testing Accommodations:

  • AGE: Check the age of the documentation. With respect to documentation, for a learning disability, 3 to 5 years is the standard. With other types of disabilities, documentation must be current.

  • WHO IS VERIFYING THE DISABILITY? Check to see that the individual verifying the disability is an appropriate match. For example, an eye doctor or family physician is appropriate to document a visual impairment.

  • WHAT DOES THE DOCUMENTATION LOOK LIKE? Documentation for a learning disability may come from several sources. It becomes important that the documentation provided be checked for the following:

    1. An I.E.P. or P.E.T. minutes do not (alone) constitute complete documentation. They verify a diagnosis, and in the State of Maine confirm if the discrepancies noted in testing meet the standard under Special Education law. We need these, but we also need the original testing document.
    2. The original testing document is often referred to as a Psycho-Educational Battery, a Neuropsychological Evaluation, or an Educational Evaluation. Indicate to the individual that you are in need of the original piece of testing data, You need:
      • Test scores of cognitive ability (WAIS)
      • Achievement Test scores (i.e. Woodcock-Johnson)
    3. This documentation must be on letterhead from the original sending and must be signed.
    4. You may see reports which have additional testing information. That's great! Be sure you have collected the above, at a minimum.