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Rights and Responsibilities
Disability Services
Disability Services has a right to:
- receive the appropriate documentation from the student prior to
services being initiated
- expect students and faculty to work cooperatively with Disability
Services to facilitate academic accommodations
- deny unreasonable academic accommodations; academic accommodations
cannot impose undue hardship to, or fundamentally alter, a program
or an activity of the university
- deny academic accommodations if appropriate documentation is not
provided
Disability Services has a responsibility to:
- collect, evaluate, and securely house disability documentation
and determine eligibility for services.
- treat and protect all disability-related information as confidential
- meet with the student privately in an accessible location to discuss
disability-related needs
- provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations in collaboration
with the faculty and the student
- communicate procedures clearly to the student and faculty
Faculty
Faculty has a right to:
- ask for verification in the form of an Accommodation Letter from
Disability Services; the Accommodation Letter ensures that the accommodations
requested are reasonable and appropriate
- expect the student to initiate discussions concerning their academic
accommodation requests for each course; if the student does
not approach you, request accommodations, and provide you with documentation
from Disability Services, you are not obligated to provide accommodations
- expect Disability Services to proctor and administer exams in
a secure and monitored environment
- discuss alternative accommodations with the student and Disability
Services if the academic accommodations requested seem to violate
the goals or requirements of the course
- maintain the academic standards and integrity of their courses
- expect class attendance and timely submission of assignments
- fail a student who does not perform to passing standards
- be treated respectfully by all students
Faculty has a responsibility to:
- maintain student confidentiality - treat and protect all disability-related
information as confidential, keep disability-related information
in protected locations, not "out" the student to
other students, faculty or staff
- clearly communicate class policies and procedures to the student
with a disability
- consult with Disabilities Services and the student with a disability
if the accommodations requested seem to violate the goals or requirements
of the course
- provide accommodations to students who are registered with Disability
Services
- use a syllabus statement and class announcements to invite students
to disclose their disability and accommodation needs to Disability
Services
- act immediately upon obtaining a student's request for accommodations
- work with Disability Services and the student with a disability
if alternative formats for textbooks, class handouts, course packets,
or audio-visual materials are needed
- refer a student to Disability Services if a student notifies the
faculty of a disability
- return a copy of the Confirmation of Test Accommodation Form to
Student Disability Services and give the original copy to the instructor
of the course the student received test accommodations for
Students:
Students have a right to:
- expect all disability-related information to be treated confidentially
- Disability Services is the only office designated to review
disability documentation and determine eligibility and appropriate
accommodations.
- receive reasonable and appropriate accommodations in a timely
manner from faculty and Disability Services
- appeal decisions regarding services and accommodations
- non-discrimination and freedom from retaliatory discrimination
The Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights
law and as such is administered by the Office of Civil Rights.
Students have a responsibility to:
- provide Disability Services current documentation from a qualified
practitioner that describes the nature of the disability, functional
limitations due to the disability, severity of these limitations,
and reasonable accommodations
- initiate discussions with faculty concerning accommodation requests
- initiate requests for accommodations in a timely manner
- inform Disability Services if materials are needed in an alternate
format as soon as possible
- inform faculty and Disability Services immediately when an accommodation
is not being provided completely or correctly
- notify faculty and Disability Services when an accommodation is
not being used or is no longer needed
- adhere to Dakota Wesleyan University's code of student conduct
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