2015-2017 Catalog

Center for Disability Services

The center provides support services to Moraine Valley students with documented disabilities for Moraine Valley Community College. The center’s goal is to create equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities by promoting equal access to college programs and activities, disability awareness, and compliance with disability laws. All accommodations and services are provided on an individual basis. It is located in Room S114 and is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (708) 974-5711 (TTY 711), morainevalley.edu/cds

The center serves students with learning disabilities; hearing, visual or mobility impairments; and/or other documented disabilities. All support services are provided on an individual basis to ensure equal access to all programs. These services may include but are not limited to the following:

  • academic support
  • career support
  • college orientation
  • priority registration
  • extended time
  • note takers
  • test proctoring
  • textbooks on tape
  • sign language interpreters
  • access to special adaptive equipment
  • referrals to community agencies

Moraine Valley is an accessible campus. Accessible parking area ramps are located at the main en­trances of each building.

Students should register with the Center for Disability Services well in advance: before May 1 for the fall semester, before Oct. 1 for the spring semester, and before March 1 for the summer session. Every reasonable effort to accommodate late requests will be made; however, late requests may result in delay or substitution of accommodation for the initial semester.