Yes! We can provide certain necessary services remotely, including CUNY LEADS, assistive technology training, tutoring, and intake appointments.   Contact us through email at  disabilityservices@bcc.cuny.edu or by phone at 718.289.5874  during business hours. 

We are available on Microsoft Teams as well.  Please use link for MS Teams to access Microsoft Teams from your laptop/desktop or to download the app on your smartphone.

Yes, you can register at any time.

To share your Letter of Accommodations with your instructors in your online classes, you have a couple of options. One way is to share it during office hours with your instructor. Also, you can share it with your instructor by sending a copy via email. If you need an additional electronic copy, you can request it by emailing disabilityservices@bcc.cuny.edu.

Apply For Services In 4 Simple Steps

1. Fill out our Application for Services
2. Provide documentation of your disability or have your medical provider fill out our Medical Documentation Form, or provide a copy of your Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Plan.
3. Schedule a virtual or online appointment with the department director, accommodation specialist by phone at 718.289.5874 or email DisabilityServices@bcc.cuny.edu
4. You will meet with a Disability Accommodation Specialist at this meeting. Together we will: Review your application and documentation and determine your personalized accommodation plan.

• Self-identify to your professor using your accommodations letter or ID card
• Submit a Starfish testing accommodations request for each exam a few days prior:  Please see link for detailed instructions on Starfish and requesting testing accommodations.

• New Students: Disability Services will send you an accommodation letter that you will then forward to your professors.
• Returning Students: Scan and email your accommodation ID to the professor. If you lost your ID card, please email  disabilityservices@bcc.cuny.edu  and we will create a letter for you.

Students with print disabilities must reach out to the Disability Service Office as soon as possible via email at DisabilityServices@bcc.cuny.edu.

We work closely with faculty and external resources to provide appropriate and effective academic accommodations to students. Below are some examples of online accommodations that registered students may receive based on their individual needs.

1. Testing Accommodations (e.g., extra time, use of a reader and/or scribe, use of a calculator, use of Assistive Technology, and/or alternate text formats)
2. Reading Software (Kurzweil, Zoom Text, Read and Write Gold, JAWS, Dragon)
3. Closed Captions, Sign Language Interpreters

Our Assistive Technology Lab has a combination of hardware, software, and portable devises that help our students level the playing field.

Software:

• Our Windows-based computers have the latest versions of ZoomText Fusion (includes Jaws and ZoomText), Dragon Naturally Speaking, and Kurzweil 3000.
• Our Mac-based computers have Dragon Dictate, Kurzweil 3000, and other built-in accessibility features.
• All of our computers have 27-inch monitors to accommodate students with visual impairments and are available to all students registered with ODS.

Hardware: Below are some examples of the hardware available to our students.

• An adjustable table with a computer that can run both Windows and Mac OS programs
• Scanners that allow students to upload documents onto a computer and utilize the software
• SARA CE Document Reader, which will automatically read documents placed on it

Portable Devices:

• Smart pens
• Voice recorders
• Portable CCTVs
• Book readers

Unfortunately, no. Students may borrow AT devices on a semester-by-semester basis.   If AT is part of your accommodation plan, one of our Assistive Technology specialists will guide you through the procedure for borrowing and returning the device.