Disability Services

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) provides reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments and auxiliary aids to ensure that qualified students with disabilities have access to classes, programs and events at Linn-Benton Community College.

Students are responsible for requesting accommodations in a timely manner.  To receive appropriate and timely accommodations from LBCC, please give the Office of Disability Services as much advance notice of your disability and specific needs as possible, as certain accommodations such as sign language interpreting take days to weeks to have in place. 

Contact the Disability Coordinator at Linn-Benton Community College, RCH-105, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany, Oregon 97321, Phone (541)-917-4690 or via Oregon Telecommunications Relay TTD at 1-800-735-2900 or 1-800-735-1232.

The ODS provides assistance to students who have documented disabilities by:

• Reviewing documentation to confirm eligibility
• Identifying appropriate accommodations
• Coordinating services in the classroom
• Providing support i.e. assistive technology, testing accommodations, and others
• Success coaching and advocating

If you have a disability and feel that you will need accommodations as a student at Linn-Benton Community College, ODS is here to support you.

What is a Disability?

The definition of disability set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 does not distinguish between type, severity, or duration of the disability.

It states: "The term 'disability' means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment."

OSU, Services for Students with Disabilities (Disability Access Services)