Welcome to ACCESS
Accommodations at Collin College for Equal Support Services (ACCESS)
Disability Services/ACCESS Contact Information:
Email: access@collin.edu
Phone: (972) 881 5898
We want to partner with you to provide an exceptional educational experience. The ACCESS (Accommodations at Collin College for Equal Support Services) Office provides support to eliminate barriers. We offer a variety of services that offer equal opportunities for qualified students with a disability. You must be admitted to Collin College before you apply for services.
If you need accommodations for any part of the Collin College admission and assessment
process, please contact us.
*The college safeguards against discrimination by offering specialized services and
reasonable accommodations to qualified students with a disability in compliance with
Collin College Board policy, The Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and
ADA Amendments Act 2008.
1) Complete Collin College admission application.
2) Obtain College Wide ID (CWID) and Collin email before applying for ACCESS services.
3) Plan early. Complete an ACCESS Application as soon as possible as the process can take up to two weeks.
*Classroom accommodations can differ from TSI accommodations, please email access@collin.edu for assistance.
If you do not know which documentation to provide, please see the following Disability Verification Forms
Once all appropriate documents have been obtained, your ACCESS advisor will contact you (using your @collin.edu email) to schedule an intake meeting. During the intake meeting, you and your ACCESS advisor will discuss what brings you to our office and listen to your concerns. The ACCESS advisor will ask questions about your disability and learning style. The two of you can identify what barriers you face and what accommodation options can help minimize those barriers to ensure equal opportunity at Collin College.
Dual Credit students may be eligible to receive services similar to those given in high school. They should follow the same process to request services as all other Collin College students. For more information see the Dual Credit FAQ
- Testing Accommodations
-When extended time is warranted, the minimum and most common extension granted at Collin College is time-and-a-half. Decisions concerning the appropriate time extension will be made on a case-by-case basis, keeping in mind such factors as the specific disability involved, other accommodations being provided, the type of test being administered, and the appropriateness of the accommodation to Collin College's academic environment.
Note: Collin College will not extend unlimited time to a student nor will it otherwise modify its examination policies in a manner which fundamentally or substantially lowers the essential academic standards of the institution, its departments, or any course it offers.
- Note Taking Support
- Academic Advising
- Specific accommodations for math, reading and writing
- Assistive Technology
- The ACCESS Office allows qualified students to check-out assistive technology
(devices and services that help individuals with disabilities) on a semester-by-semester
basis. We also provide a list of assistive technology resources available to all students
upon request. Learn more about our Assistive Technology options.
- Interpreting Services
- The ACCESS Office provides qualified students with interpreting services
for all classes and Collin related events both in person and online. All of our interpreters
are state or nationally certified. You can request an interpreter by filling out the
form here or through you ACCESS AIM Portal: https://rainier.accessiblelearning.com/Collin/CustomRequest.aspx
- Captioning Services
- The ACCESS Office provides qualified students with captioning services
for all classes and Collin related events both in person and online. You can request
a captionist by filling out the form here or through your ACCESS AIM Portal:
https://rainier.accessiblelearning.com/Collin/CustomRequest.aspx
- Blind and Low Vision
- The ACCESS Office provides qualified students with a variety of services
and devices. Examples of the Assistive Technology provided can be viewed here
The Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSI) is a program designed to determine if a student is ready for college-level course work in the general areas of ELAR (English Language Arts and Reading) and Math. This program will also help determine what type of course or intervention will best meet the student's needs and to assist in becoming better prepared for college-level course work. http://www.collin.edu/studentresources/testing/availabletesting/tsi.html
If you think you may need accommodations to complete this assessment, please contact access@collin.edu
The ACCESS Office strives to partner with faculty to provide support, tools, trainings, and techniques that they can apply in their classrooms when working with ALL of their students.
Students can request books in a variety of formats including audio books and accessible PDFs. For more information, email our Alternative Format Coordinator Emily Bristow at embristow@collin.edu
Click here for instructions on how to request text in an alternate format.
The exemption is not an accommodation, and it does not apply to all courses.
For more information about the deaf/blind tuition exemption, click here