Special Needs Accommodation Planning
It's a SNAP!

Cloud County Community College wants all students to succeed. Cloud makes a variety of academic support services available to all students. However, Cloud understands that some students have disabilities which require special accommodations. Receiving these accommodations can be a SNAP.

What is SNAP?
SNAP (Special Needs Accommodation Planning) assists students who have documented disabilities in accessing the services they need to succeed at Cloud County Community College. At the end of the SNAP process students receive a SNAP summary that gives them the right to ask classroom instructors for needed accommodations.

Who should apply?
Students who:
1. receive accommodations through high school Special Education programs or
2. have worked with Vocational Rehabilitation or a physician to document disabilities that directly affect their classroom performance.  
What services can SNAP students receive?
While federal law does not allow for the alteration of course requirements, SNAP students can receive reasonable accommodations including academic adjustments and auxiliary aids.

Academic adjustments are accommodations such as lengthened time to complete tests or a decreased course load. Auxiliary aids are accommodations such as tape recorders, magnifying glasses, lift keys or special seating. These accommodations are only made available to students who have completed the SNAP process.

How do I start the SNAP process?
Students wishing to receive special accommodations should contact Cloud's SNAP Coordinator at extension 275.

SNAP entry process

CATEGORY 1
Students with physical disabilities limiting accessibility should:

1. obtain a physician's statement documenting the disability and needed accommodations,
2. provide this statement to Cloud's Dean of Administrative Services,
3. make arrangements with the Dean of Administrative Services for needed accommodations (i.e. lift keys, special furniture, study aids) at least 72 hours in advance of use.

CATEGORY 2
Students who have received Special Education academic services or have completed Vocational Rehabilitation Screening should:

1. contact their local Special Education cooperative or Vocational Rehabilitation counselor for:
a) a comprehensive psychological report including aptitude and achievement testing administered within the last three years
b) IEP (Individualized Educational Plan/Program)
2. provide copies of both reports to Cloud's SNAP Coordinator.

CATEGORY 3
Students who did NOT receive Special Education services, have not completed Vocational Rehabilitation Screening, or whose test results are more than three years old should:

1. have the disability diagnosis made by a licensed professional in a field directly related to the disability
2. realize that the college can refer students to appropriate professionals, but does not diagnosis or pay for diagnose of disabilities
3. provide Cloud's SNAP Coordinator with a report detailing the disability, along with reasonable and appropriate accommodations for that disability.

Continuing the SNAP process
The SNAP coordinator edits a one page SNAP SUMMARY listing reasonable accommodations based upon the submitted reports.

Students make a SNAP appointment with the coordinator to:
- discuss the submitted reports
- determine the accommodations that have been the most successful
- make needed changes to the SNAP summary
- sign the SNAP SUMMARY

Students receive copies of their SNAP SUMMARY to give to instructors. The SNAP coordinator can NOT disclose that a student has a disability and is eligible for SNAP accommodations; only the student can disclose this information to instructors.

Once an instructor receives a SNAP SUMMARY, the student has the right to ask that instructor for any of the accommodations listed on the SNAP summary. The instructor has the right to discuss the original reports with the SNAP coordinator.

Students' SNAP SUMMARIES are kept on file in the coordinator's office throughout the students' career at Cloud County Community College. Students may make additional copies of their SNAP SUMMARY in the Student Services office.

Cloud County Community College is proud to support students with disabilities affecting their classroom performance. Receiving appropriate accommodations can be a SNAP.

Additional Student Responsibilities

Student Must:
Request appropriate academic adjustments and auxiliary aids on a timely basis. Timely is defined as enough time prior to the needed accommodation so that proper documentation and arrangements can be made. In some cases this could take several months.

Provide ACT, ASSET or COMPASS scores that accurately represent the student's academic abilities when appropriate accommodation is made.

Show ability to benefit from college instruction (minimums defined by ACT/ASSET/Compass Placement Guidelines) in order to enroll in courses outside the developmental area.

Provide personal care attendants, individually prescribed devices (such as wheelchairs, glasses, and canes), readers for personal use or study (readers needed outside the classroom), or other devices or services of a personal nature. Kansas Vocational Rehabilitation Services may be willing to provide or finance some or all of these if the disabled student has been accepted for services by that agency.

Choose whether or not to apply for the services and assistance of the Kansas Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Meet the Kansas Rehabilitation Services' eligibility requirements if those services and assistance's are sought.

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