Disability Services & Accommodations

• Special needs counseling and support services are available to qualified students with disabilities who may need testing accommodations, assistive technology, specialized equipment, accessible textbooks, or referral services.
• Currently students are being served who have documented disabilities such as, but not limited to,
  • learning disabilities, ADHD, psychological disabilities, physical disabilities (including: visual, hearing, mobility impairments, and chronic health disorders)
• OFTC offers these services and appropriate accommodations to assist students who apply for admission, qualify for our programs, and provide necessary documentation to declare a disability. To obtain necessary documentation of a disability, students may request that the Vocational Rehabilitation Program of the GA Dept. of Labor help with vocational evaluations. It can be explored at https://gvs.georgia.gov/ or by emailing rehab@dol.state.ga.us
•  Based on a student’s documentation and disability, such accommodations as (but not limited to) the following may be recommended:
  • Alternative formats for textbooks
  • Voice dictation software
  • Extended time for tests
  • Oral administration of tests
  • Note takers for class lectures
  • Enlarged print handouts and tests
  • Magnifiers
  • Use of recorders for class lectures
  • FM hearing assistance equipment for labs and lectures