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Students have a responsibility to advocate for their own needs. Some have developed stronger self-advocacy skills and assertiveness than others. You have a right to expect that students have a good understanding of their limitations as well as their needs for accommodations in your particular class. You can help reinforce independence and further their development as professionals by showing respect for their needs. Convey high expectations just as you would for any other student.
• Voluntarily identify disability-related needs to the Accessibility Services office.
• Provide current and complete documentation of disability to the Accessibility Services office.
• Formally request needed accommodations and services in a timely manner.
• Notify the Accessibility Services office of any changes or concerns in needed services or accommodations.
• Abide by the student code of conduct and other College policies.
• Attend class and maintain the academic standards set by College and instructor.
• Use services responsibly and treat staff and faculty with respect and courtesy.
• Abide by the policies of the Accessibility Services office.
Include a statement in syllabus informing students about reasonable accommodations and alternate format materials.
Refer students to Accessibility Services to have the disability documented and appropriate accommodations determined.
Help provide reasonable accommodations including the use of auxiliary aids, note-takers, and audio recorders.
Provide advising and instruction to students with disabilities in a fully accessible environment.
Show confidence in students’ abilities to achieve their intellectual, personal, and professional potential.
Keep disability-related information confidential, discussing it only with people who have a legitimate educational purpose to know.
Discuss all student-related information directly with the student.
Faculty and staff do not have access to a student’s diagnostic information.
When using an audio recorder in the classroom, it is appropriate that the student sign an agreement (form available at Accessibility Services) not to release the recording or otherwise infringe on the publishing rights of the instructor.
If a faculty/staff member has questions about the appropriateness of the approved accommodations requested, the Accessibility Services Coordinator should be contacted for further clarification. Continue to provide accommodations while the issue is being resolved and refer all questions to the Accessibility Services Office.
Provide information and services so that students with disabilities may participate in all of the programs, services, and activities of the college.
Provide services in a timely fashion.
Review documentation of a disability for eligibility and determine, on behalf of the College, what types of accommodations are appropriate.
Keep disability-related information confidential, discussing it only with those who have a valid reason to know.
Help faculty and staff provide reasonable accommodations.
Consult with College administration, faculty, and staff on the provision of services, accommodations, and access as required under current federal and state law.
Advocate responsibly for the rights of persons with disabilities.
Provide access to College services and facilities in which educational, cultural, and extracurricular activities that are accessible.
Create policies that encourage the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all programs and activities.
Provide a process so students with disabilities may address their grievances with the institution and the office(s) that provide services.