Rights & Responsibilities

Rights of the Student

• To not be denied access due to a disability.
• To receive reasonable and appropriate accommodations that provide equal opportunity.
• To have access to auxiliary aids and assistive technology.
• To not be counseled toward a "more restrictive career program."
• To receive assistance from disAbled Student Services in removing any physical, academic and attitudinal barriers.
• To not be discriminated against due to a disability or receive any retaliatory discrimination.

Responsibilities of the Student

• To self-identify the need for accommodations to the disAbled Student Services Office.
• To maintain the same responsibility for their education as do students without disabilities. This includes meeting and fulfilling the same class requirements as all other students.
• To notify disAbled Student Services if accommodations are not being implemented and/or disability-related needs are not being met.
• To return completed Request for Academic Accommodation forms to disAbled Student Services.
• To make arrangements for exam taking in the disAbled Student Services Testing Center. This would include making a test-taking appointment and providing the instructor with a Proctoring Checklist in a time appropriate fashion.

Responsibilities of the Disability Resource Center

• To collect disability documentation from students and maintain it in a confidential and secure manner.
• To determine reasonable accommodations based on the specific documentation of each student.
• To prepare Request for Academic Accommodation forms that are to be reviewed and signed by the student, instructor and Disability Resource Center staff member.
• To provide students with disabilities-related information and assist in problem resolution.

Responsibilities of the Faculty

• To cooperate with Disability Resource Center in providing authorized accommodations and support to students.
• To refer the student to Disability Resource Center if the student claims a disability and/or requests accommodations without providing a Request for Accommodations form.
• To consult with Disability Resource Center if there are questions or concerns about a required accommodation.

Faculty are not responsible for:

• Providing accommodations if the student does not present the Request For Accommodations form.
• Offering make-up exams or assignments if the student does not identify until late in the semester. Accommodations need to be provided only from the point of official notification.
• Requesting documentation.

Updated: 2/14/08, /std