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Students with Disabilities

SUNY Orange welcomes students with disabilities and encourages them to access their approved accommodations/modifications so that they may receive equal educational opportunities. Although no changes in the curriculum or instruction are allowed for college-level courses, reasonable academic accommodations/modifications will be made for CCHSP students with documented disabilities in consultation with the course instructor(s). All support services and accommodation/modification designation will be provided by the school district. If a question or concern arises pertaining to accommodations/ modifications the CCHSP faculty will direct inquiries to the CCHSP Coordinator, who will contact the SUNY Orange Advocate for Services to Students with Disabilities, as necessary.

Rights and Responsibilities of Disabled Students:

A student that self-discloses that he/she has a disability has rights and responsibilities in the post-secondary setting.  The student has the right to accommodations and/or modifications in order to access college programs and services, provided that he/she:

  • has a documented disability, and the documentation shows the need for the requested service;
  • has met all college or program entry requirements that apply to him/her;
  • has given reasonable notice of his/her need for academic accommodations and/or modifications;
  • has followed established procedures in working with the district 504/ed liaison, and the faculty;
  • is not asking for a modification that fundamentally alters the requirements and expectations of the program, activity or service;
  • is not asking for an accommodation that would create a financial hardship on the school district.

CCHSP Disability Procedure:

A high school student with a documented disability wishing to take a course through CCHSP must use the following procedure to receive post-secondary accommodations. 

  1. To receive accommodations/modifications at the college level, the student must self-disclose in writing.  The high school guidance counselor will give the student the SUNY Orange Disability Services Form to complete.  The SUNY Orange Disability Services Form must be completed, whether or not the student wishes to receive disability services.

The procedure, from this point forward, only applies if the student has indicated on the Disability Services Form that he/she wishes to self-disclose.

  1. The guidance counselor will send a copy of the completed SUNY Orange Disability Services Form to the CCHSP Coordinator, Community College in the High School Program, SUNY Orange, 115 South Street, Middletown, NY 10940.  It is strongly recommended that this information be received by the CCHSP Coordinator a minimum of one month prior to the start of class.
  2. The guidance counselor will also provide a copy of the signed SUNY Orange Disability Services Form, as well as, a list of the assigned accommodations/modifications to the CCHSP instructor.  College instructors are not to be told the nature of the student’s disability(ies). 
  3. Any questions from the school district or the CCHSP instructor concerning appropriate accommodations/modifications should be directed first to the CCHSP Coordinator and when necessary, to the Advocate for Services to Students with Disabilities at SUNY Orange.  In this case, it may be necessary for the guidance counselor to send a copy of the student’s IEP and/or 504 plan(s) and any other pertinent disability information to the CCHSP Coordinator.  The SUNY Orange Advocate for Services to Students with Disabilities will review the documented disability paperwork and provide accommodation and/or modification guidance when necessary. After appropriate consultation between the SUNY Orange Advocate for Services to Students with Disabilities and the CCHSP faculty member, the College has the right to deny any high school assigned accommodation that reduces the academic standards of the course.