Office for Disability Services

Lewis-Clark State College has long been committed to compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and to providing educational access to persons with Disabilities.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides:

“No otherwise qualified, handicapped individual in the United States shall solely, by reason of his handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
federal financial assistance.”

 The Americans with Disability Act was enacted in 1990.  Section 202 provides:

“No qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability be excluded from the participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs or activities of any public entity, or be subject to discrimination by any such entity.”

After admission to LCSC, students who self-identify and provide appropriate documentation of a disability to the Coordinator for Disability Services may qualify for services.  Documentation should include a diagnosis, prognosis and restrictions or limitations that the disability might dictate.

A “qualified individual with a disability” is an individual who has a physical, mental, or sensory impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; has a record of such impairment, or is perceived to have such impairment.

A person is an “individual with a disability” if he/she:

a)                has a disability;

b)                has a record of a disability;

c)                is regarded by others to be disabled.