Disability Services & Special Populations

About Disability Services

Georgia Piedmont Technical College is an equal opportunity institution committed to supporting the academic journey of students needing special accommodations in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American Disabilities Act of 1990. Students who fail to self-identify and/or provide the required documentation may be required to withdraw from classes or proceed without accommodations until such documentation is provided.

Confidentiality

Enrolled students are considered adults and therefore all information provided becomes confidential. A signed Confidential Disclosure statement must be provided prior to information being released to parents or other interested parties. Accommodations will be provided for each semester in which the student requests such arrangements and provides a current class schedule to the Office of Disability Services.

Documentation 

In an effort to provide the most reasonable and appropriate services for a student with a disability, a qualified specialist must provide a report that addresses the student’s evaluation, diagnosis and appropriate recommendations. It is important this report outlines how the disability will impact the student in an academic setting.

Rights and Responsibilities

GPTC has the right to identify and establish essential functions, abilities, skills, knowledge, standards and criteria for courses, programs and/or jobs. The college has the right to deny a request for accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services that are inappropriate, ineffective, unreasonable or may pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others, impose a substantial change to an essential element of the curriculum or pose an undue financial or administrative burden on the program, activities, faculty or staff of the college. All students are evaluated based on their performance.

Support Services

These additional services provided may vary based on need. Standard support services include:

• Career guidance
• Academic assessment/placement
• Special classroom aids
• Interpreters for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Adapted equipment
• Referral to community service agencies
  

  Special Populations

  Students who identify in specific sub-population may need more tailored support. Based on eligibility, students may self-identify with the Office of Special Populations, as a part of the following Special Populations:

  • Single Parents including single pregnant women
  • Displaced Homemakers (worked in home to care for family and dependent on another family member’s income)
  • Students preparing for a non-traditional career field (examples: male nurses or female automotive technology students)
  • Economically Disadvantaged (identified through Pell eligibility)

  Available services include:

  • One-on-one support guidance
  • Academic Advising
  • Life Skills Coaching and Workshops
  • Internal Campus Support
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Community Resource Referrals
  • Textbook Lending Program

Disability Facilities

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