Accessibility and Learning Excellence

The College of Idaho seeks to provide an educational environment that is accessible to the needs of students with disabilities.

The College provides reasonable services to enrolled students who have a documented permanent or temporary, physical, psychiatric, medical, learning, intellectual, or sensory disability that qualifies the student for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

The Department of Accessibility & Learning Excellence (DALE) at The College of Idaho:

• Seeks to ensure that all programs, services and facilities are accessible to students on a non-discriminatory basis.
• Is committed to providing our students with disabilities the accommodations and support they need to have a rewarding and successful experience.
• Fosters a campus culture of acceptance, inclusion, and positive attitudes that respects the diversity of our student body.
• Reviews and maintains disability-related documentation.
• Considers all disclosures confidential; they will never appear on a student’s college record.

Reasonable academic accommodations may be provided to students who submit appropriate and current documentation of their disability. Accommodations can be arranged only through this process and are not retroactively applied.

Other DALE services for students with and without registered disabilities include:

• Meeting 1-1 with a Peer Learning Coach or DALE staff to develop or learn new skills in time management, note-taking, test-taking, goal-setting, organization, planning, reading, writing, and other academic skillsets. Student Success Workshops are also available.
• Strategies to communicate with professors.
• Navigation of life events that make academics difficult or present new barriers.
• Assistance using technology for academics.
• Referrals to tutors, counselors, peer advocates, or other campus support staff.

Students can email accessibility@collegeofidaho.edu to contact the Director and Assistant Director of DALE for assistance with disability accommodations, campus accessibility, or learning support.

More information about registration and departmental supports can be found on the DALE page of the College website here.