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Getting Started

We encourage students to contact us to engage in a discussion to identify and remove barriers
in their academic experience.

1. Contact the ADA Intake Specialist to make an appointment to discuss the barriers you have experienced and/or anticipate and/or complete the ADA Accommodation Intake Form
2. Work with the staff member to determine accommodations that will reduce or remove those barriers. The process for determining accommodations is a collaborative one that may or may not require third-party documentation.
3. Collaborate with your professor regarding your accommodations.
4. Complete requests each semester as discussed in the initial meeting.
5. Follow up with the Intake Specialist if there are any questions or concerns about the services.

Requesting Accommodations and Services

● Each student should self-identify with the ADA Intake specialist at either location.
● Please make arrangements as early as possible to ensure timely assistance after enrollment at Murray State College.
● Keep in mind that on-campus housing requests 90 days’ notice to determine necessary housing arrangements.
● Students will need to touch base every semester and update accommodation requests.

 

Disability Services Procedure

ADA

Murray State College is committed to inclusion and equal access of individuals with disabilities. Individuals will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or be denied equal access and appropriate accommodation to the educational opportunities available at Murray State College. “No otherwise qualified person with a disability in the United States shall, solely on the basis of disability, be denied access to, or the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity in any institution receiving federal financial assistance.” – Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Admission decisions are made without regard to disabilities. All prospective students are expected to apply to Murray State College presenting all necessary documents and testing scores required. Prospective students with disabilities are not required to identify themselves upon admission or upon enrollment. However, those interested in receiving academic accommodations are encouraged to meet with, or contact the ADA Intake Specialist as early as possible to allow for a review of documentation and the formulation of an accommodation plan.

 

Murray State College Disability Services Offered

Murray State College works to make programs and facilities available to all students. The ADA Intake Specialist is responsible for receiving a request for academic or physical accommodations. These individuals will work with the student to obtain and review the required documentation and will assign reasonable accommodations based on documentation that supports the student’s request. Academic accommodations include, but are not limited to: Alternative testing formats Allowance to tape lectures Volunteer student note-takers Copy of lecture notes Adaptive technology

 

ADA Documentation Guidelines

Eligibility for Services: Students requesting disability services and accommodations must self-identify the disability and submit a signed request listing the desired/requested accommodation to the ADA Intake Specialist. This should be done upon registration in classes, but in any event should be done no later as soon as possible. The earlier the request is submitted, the greater the opportunity Murray State Colllege has to respond to the need following receipt of required documentation. Documentation Guidelines require Formal Written Documentation by a certified licensed professional and: Documentation must be typed on letterhead of either the practitioner or agency hosting practice.

● Documentation must be current, and the testing instruments must be appropriate for use with adults
● Individualized Educational Programs (IEP) are not accepted by Murray State College
● Documentation should include a diagnostic statement identifying the disability, date of the current diagnostic evaluation, and the date of the original diagnosis
● Documentation should include a description of the diagnostic criteria used
● Documentation should include a description of the current functional impact of the disability for use in establishing the need for and the design of accommodations
● Documentation should include treatments and medications as well as assistive devices currently prescribed or in use
● Documentation should include a description of expected progression or stability of the impact of the disability over time
● Documentation should include the credentials of the diagnosing professional(s)

Student Disability Complaint and
Grievance Appeals Procedures

A. A complaint should be filed within ten working days after the complainant becomes aware of the alleged violation.

B. A complaint should be filed in written form containing the name and address of the person filing the complaint and a brief description of the alleged violation of the regulations. All complaints should be  filed with the ADA Compliance Officer in person in the office LS 101F in
the Testing Center/MSC Library Building,

One Murray Campus

Tishomingo, OK

73460

580.387.7463 or via email ada@mscok.edu

If the complaint is filed against the ADA Compliance Officer-Tracey Hickman the complaint should be file with:

Quinton Jones, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs

Administration Building 204

One Murray Campus,

Tishomingo, OK 73460,

580.387.7139, or via email qjones@mscok.edu.

C. A confidential, adequate, reliable, and impartial investigation will take place. An opportunity will be given for all parties involved to present witnesses and other evidence. The investigation will be conducted by the ADA Compliance Officer.

D. A written notification/determination as to the validity of the complaint and a description of the resolution, if any, is to be issued by the ADA Compliance Officer or Quinton Jones- Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and a copy provided to the complainant no later than 10 working days after the complaint has been filed.

E. The ADA Compliance Officer will maintain detailed recordings of the investigation including notes of interviews, copies of documents reviewed, and other relevant information relating to the complaints filed. Records will be kept in the Office of and under the care of ADA Compliance Officer.

F. The complainant can request a reconsideration of the case in instances where he/she is dissatisfied with the resolution. The request for reconsideration should be made within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the written determination. This request for reconsideration should be sent to:

President of Murray State College,

Murray State College Administration Building,

One Murray Campus,

Tishomingo, OK 73460,

580.387.7101, president@mscok.edu

G. The President reviews the materials presented, interviews individuals as deemed appropriate, and renders a final decision within 10 working days. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education has an established claim process to handle complaints above the institutional level.

H. All information regarding a student’s disability is highly confidential and is maintained in separate, secure files with limited access. Information is shared only on a need-to-know basis.

I. If necessary, Murray State College will take steps to prevent the recurrence of any discrimination and to remedy the discriminatory effects of discrimination, of which it has notice.

J. Compliance responsibilities regarding Section 504 and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 are assigned to and maintained by:

Tracey Hickman- ADA Compliance Officer,

Murray State College,

One Murray Campus,

Tishomingo, OK 73460,

580.387.7463, ada@mscok.edu.

The Compliance Officer assumes responsibility for seeing that Murray State College is properly interpreting federal regulations requiring that Murray State College take such steps as are necessary to ensure that no student with a disability is denied the benefits of, excluded from participation in, or otherwise subjected to discrimination because of absence of reasonable accommodations.

NOTE: The following applies to all complainants: The right of a person to a prompt and equitable resolution of the complaint filed hereunder is not to be impaired by the person’s pursuit of other remedies such as the filing of an ADA complaint with the responsible federal department or agency. Use of this grievance procedure is not a prerequisite to the pursuit of other remedies. These rules are construed to protect the substantive rights of interested persons to meet appropriate due process standards and to assure that Murray State College complies with the ADA and implementing regulations.

Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Title II/Section 504 Student Grievance Procedure: Murray State College, in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other federal laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sex, age, religion, handicap, or status as veteran in any of its policies, practices, procedures, education programs, or activities. This includes but is not limited to, admissions, employment, financial aid, and educational services. Murray State College has adopted an internal grievance procedure providing for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging any action prohibited by the U.S. Department of Justice regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Students with ADA complaints should follow the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Title II/Section 504 Student Grievance Procedure as published in the printed MSC Student Handbook which can also be found online www.mscok.edu for current students and on file in the Office of the ADA Compliance Officer.

ADA Intake Specialists are Located at the following locations:

Ardmore Testing Center

Located in room 228 on Ardmore Campus
Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Phone: 580-319-0371

Tishomingo Testing Center

Located in Library Building room LS119 on Tishomingo Campus
Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Phone: 580-387-7304

ADA Compliance Officer

Tracey Hickman, Dean of Learning and Student Success
Library Building room LS101F
Phone 580-387-7463
For either location email: ADA@mscok.edu