In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation ACT of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Disability Services at Gainesville State College coordinates the provision of reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.  The Americans with Disabilities ACT of 1990 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. 

According to these laws, no otherwise qualified individual with a disability shall, solely by reason of his/her disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of a public entity.

 Disability Services provides academic and support services to qualified students with disabilities to ensure equal access to all programs and activities at Gainesville State College.

 “Qualified” with respect to post-secondary educational services, is defined as “a person who meets the academic and technical standards requisite to admission or participation in the education programs or activities.”

 Person with a disability is defined as any person who:

1. has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities (including walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working)

2. has a record of such an impairment

3. is regarded as having such an impairment."  Disabilities covered by legislation include (but are not limited to) AIDS, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Diabetes, Epilepsy, head injuries, hearing impairments, specific learning disabilities, ADHD, loss of limbs, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, psychiatric disorders, speech impairments, spinal cord injuries and visual impairments.    

Gainesville State College is committed to providing educational opportunities for students with disabilities and assisting them in making their college experience successful and rewarding.