The Windward Community College’s Disability Student Services Office (WCC-DSSO) is committed to providing equal access to qualified students with disabilities. Through partnerships with students, parents, faculty, and staff, the WCC-DSSO will continue to promote students’ self-advocacy, independence, and full academic potential. To determine and implement appropriate academic adjustments and modifications, qualified students with disabilities will work with their Disability Counselor on a case-by case basis.
Who Qualifies
If you have a physical, sensory, health, cognitive, or mental health disability that could limit your ability to fully participate in a class, you are encouraged to contact the Disability Counselor to discuss reasonable academic adjustments and modifications.
The Process
- Complete an intake form with appropriate disability documentation and send disability verification via UH Filedrop to wccdsso@hawaii.edu.
- Make an appointment with the disability counselor.
- Meet with the disability counselor in an interactive process.
- The Disability Counselor will contact professors via email with approved and student agreed academic adjustments and modifications.
Student’s Responsibilities
- Student is responsible for follow up with professors to discuss their academic adjustments and modifications of each class.
- Student is responsible for follow up with their Disability Counselor before each semester when requesting their academic adjustments and modifications.
Disability Access Services
- Emails to faculty with student’s academic adjustments and modifications
- Exam and assignment modifications
- Notetaking Services
- Alternate Format
- Priority Registration
- Academic support services as needed: reader, notetaker, interpreter
- Adapted Furniture
- Assistive Technology
Contact Information
Jodi A.-K. Asato
Counselor, Disability Student Services Office
Hale Kako‘o 105
phone: 808-235-7472
email: wccdsso@hawaii.edu
