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Disability Resource Center
Disability Resource Center
Disability Resource Center
NWACC's Disability Resource Center ensures students with disabilities equal access to the college's educational programs, opportunities and activities.
The college strives to improve and incorporate comprehensive services to eliminate physical, programmatic and attitudinal barriers that may arise with disabilities. Services are available to students, faculty, staff and guests.
In addition, the center seeks to strengthen partnerships with community agencies to develop models and practices that build leadership and cultural awareness in the areas of post-secondary education, rehabilitation and student services.
Academic accommodations offered to eligible students include the following:
- Registration help & counseling
- Student volunteer note takers
- Permission to audio tape lectures
- Preferential classroom seating
- Special testing conditions
- Extended time for written assignments
- Consultation on use and acquisition of auxiliary aids
- Sign language interpreter services
- Videophone usage
Contact Disability Resource Center
- Becky Paneitz Student Center, 114
- (479) 986-4076
- (479) 619-4119
- disability@nwacc.edu
- M-Th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm* - * NWACC is closed on Fridays during the summer
- Washington County Location
- By appointment only
Eligibility for Services
Services are available to any NWACC student who has a documented disability. Individuals
eligible for services include those with mobility, orthopedic, hearing, vision or
speech impairments, as well as those with other health-related disabilities, traumatic
brain injuries, learning disabilities or psychiatric disabilities.
Request Services
- Request interpretation and transcription services
- Request testing appointment at NWACC-Washington County
Report Grevience
Learn more about NWACC's ADA / 504 Student Grievance Process.
All information and records obtained by the Disability Resource Center are kept confidential, consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and ADA/504 mandates.