Office of Accessibility Support and Counseling Services

The office of Accessibility Support and Counseling Services is available to assist students in being successful in all areas of college life. The following are some of the services available to students at Lake Erie College:

Services available to all Lake Erie College Students:

• All Lake Erie College Students may receive general counseling therapy, life coaching, financial coaching and general medical care free of charge through the Virtual Care Group.
• To obtain counseling therapy, life coaching, financial coaching or general medical care, each student must register with the Virtual Care Group at thevirtualcaregroup.com/lec. You will be asked for 1) your last name, 2) your date of birth, and 3) the college zip code - 44077. Lake Erie College students are eligible to receive these services 12 months a year, with no limit on the number of visits they may receive.
• Collaboration with and referral to community agencies including alcohol/drug, mental health, and rehabilitation services
• Stress management and suicide awareness
• Referrals to medical and family planning clinics
• Critical incident response and 24/7 crisis intervention both by residence life staff, and through the Virtual Care Group (see above to register for VCG services.)

For medical issues that cannot be handled through the Virtual Care Group physicians, there is a list of nearby medical providers on the Lake Erie College website, https://www.lec.edu/office-of-student-life/accommodations-support-and-counseling-services/

Process to obtain Disability Accommodation

1. Student identifies themselves to the Director [Email only between May 30 and August 1].
2. Student provides documentation that includes a diagnosis of their disability from a qualified professional in a field related to disabilities that impact learning such as:
   1. Medical doctors
   2. Psychiatrists
   3. Psychologists
   4. Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
   5. Bureau of Services for the visually impaired
   6. Job Training Partnership Act
   7. ​Other qualified professionals
3. Documentation should include test scores, other evidence to support the diagnosis, individualized education plan, multi-factored evaluation, including suggested accommodations. (Please see the list of accommodations available at Lake Erie College below. Please note that just because an accommodation is recommended, it may not be available at Lake Erie College.)
4. Meet with the Director (August 1-May 30 by appointment) to identify appropriate accommodations based on availability at Lake Erie College.
5. The Director will provide a Request for Accommodation form for each course in which an accommodation is requested. Accommodations are reviewed every semester, and new accommodation request forms are issued every semester. Accommodation requests must be processed by the end of the first week of classes each semester.
6. Return the Request for Accommodation form signed by the instructor and student by Wednesday of the second week of classes. No accommodation is implemented without the Request for Accommodation form signed and returned to the Director.

Accommodations available at Lake Erie College:

1. Peer tutoring through the Academic Learning Center
2. Time and a half for testing
3. Peer editing through the Writing Center
4. Personal life coaching for success through the Virtual Care Group (see above), and working with an academic advisor in course planning.

For further information, contact Dr. John Spiesman, Director of Accommodations Support and Counseling Services, by email jspiesman@lec.edu