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North Campus: We are located in the back of the Student Success Center (SSC). It's the new-ish gray building down the hill by the football field, across from the HPER/athletics. Once inside, look for signs for the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE). There is a parking lot across the street with visitor parking, as well as a few spots in front of the building. Our hours are 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays.
South Campus: The Coordinator can be found in room 131G at Highlands College every other Tuesday from 9 - 11:30am, excluding holidays.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a person with a disability as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. This includes anyone who has a record of such an impairment, even if she or he does not currently have a disability, and people who do not have a disability but are regarded as having one.
Generally, students reach out to Disability Services via phone or email. They speak with the Coordinator to go over their diagnosis, history, and access needs using the students preferred communciation method, though in-person meetings are strongly encouraged. Then, the student submits a New Student Application and Documentation. Once all the required materials are in, the Coordinator issues an Accommodation Letter to relevant faculty. Students are required to obtain a new letter each semester, and may do so by simply contacting Disability Services at the beginning of each semester.
Student disclosure of a disability is voluntary. Data is collected when applying for Disability Services for the purpose of reporting demographic information, but student identity remains anonymous. Montana Tech considers disability-related information as confidential material. The information will not be released except in response to a student’s request or written authorization to assist a student with an education-related issue, or as permitted under certain circumstances per legal guidelines. Faculty are sent an Accommodation Letter every semester, which informs them that a student in their class is registered with Disability Services and is permitted accommodations, but it does not give a diagnosis, or any other private information.
Resources are, sadly, limited in Butte, but we recommend contacting Mountain West Psychological Services, Western Montana Mental Health Center, We Care Behavioral Health, Aware, Inc., or Psychiatric Consultants, Inc. If you don't have insurance to cover medical appointments, Montana Tech provides student health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Other organizations that may be helpful to you include Ability Montana, Disability Rights Montana, Montana Disability and Health Program, Rocky Mountain ADA Center, Southwest Montana Aging and Disability Services, and Vocational Rehabilitation.
Disability Services encourages students to check out the Disability Services section on this list from Helena College, this list from Montana State University's Office of Disability Services, and Reach Higher Montana, as well as a selection of general scholarships from Tech's Financial Aid office.
Additionally, we may be able to nominate a student with a 3.0 or above GPA who plans to start at Tech in a fall semester for the Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN)'s Teresa Haven Scholarship for Students with Disabilities. If a prospective student is interested in being nominated for this scholarship, reach out to the Coordinator.
The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) offers drop-in and one-on-one tutoring appointments for most classes. See the following schedules for drop-in tutoring hours and subjects: North Campus and South Campus. For other subjects, students are encouraged to request a private appointment or try online tutoring. ACE also hosts The Writer's Studio, which helps students become better writers by teaching them how to structure papers, proofread, and cite sources with one-on-one consultations or online tutoring.
Tech offers students the opportunity to speak with a licensed therapist both in-person and online free of charge.
There is also registered nurse available on the lower level of the Student Union Building (SUB) who can diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions such as strep throat, influenza, common colds, and urinary tract infections (UTIs), complete mental health assessments for depression and other concerns, administer basic first aid, provide sports physicals, administer vaccines, allergy shots, and medications, and make referrals for STD testing, community resources, on-campus counseling, and specialist providers.
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Phone: 406-496-4428
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