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Student Rights and Responsibilities

Students with disability have the right to: Ìý

• Reasonable Accommodations, applicable academic modifications, support aides and services as necessary.Ìý

• Confidentiality, university adheres to Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) relating to disability information, unless otherwise required or permitted by law.Ìý

• Equal access to courses, programs and activities.
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Students with disabilities have the responsibility to:Ìý

• Meet all university academic requirements.Ìý

• Self-identify and disclose their disability to ADA Office, if accommodations are requested. Accommodations are not retroactive, so it is recommended students begin the process as early as possible.Ìý

• Submit required documentation of disability.Ìý

• Schedule meetings with their faculty to discuss approved accommodations provided by ADA office.Ìý

University has the right to:Ìý

• Develop and maintain requirements and standards for admission to the University and for participation in its course, programs, and activities.Ìý

• Request up to date, pertinent documentation that verifies disability and need for accommodations.Ìý

• Decide reasonable accommodations.Ìý

Decline a request for accommodations:Ìý

• If student does not provide up-to-date pertinent information that substantiates disability and need for accommodations.Ìý

• If the request is for retroactive accommodations.Ìý

• If request requires a fundamental change to a course, program or activity.Ìý

• If request would cause an undue financial burden on the University.Ìý

University has the duty to:Ìý

• Make certain that admissions policies and procedures are non-discriminatory with regard to students with disabilityÌý

• Verify that programs, activities and services, in their entirety, are accessible.Ìý

• Supply reasonable accommodations, academic modifications, supportive aids and services in a timely manner.Ìý

• Safeguard disability informationÌý