Rights and Responsibilities

In addition to providing notification and documenting the need for accommodation(s), students with disabilities also have the following rights and responsibilities:

Rights

• to an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from courses, programs, services or activities;
• to an equal opportunity to work and to learn, to receive reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services;
• to the assurance that all disability-related records will be confidential and maintained separately from college/university records.
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Responsibilities

• to meet qualifications and maintain essential institutional standards for courses, programs, services or activities;
• to initiate all requests for accommodations and services;
• to give institutions advance notice of needed accommodation(s).

Documentation accepted at this college or university might not be accepted by other institutions, agencies and/or programs (e.g. testing agencies, licensure exams, certification programs).  Please check with the specific institutions and/or programs to determine his/her documentation requirements.