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Letter to: Bridgewater State <strong>College</strong>, No. 01-05-2058 (106 LRP 24203)(OCR 2005) Summary: Once a student has provided appropriate documentation of a disability and followed the appropriate procedures for requesting accommodations, the college must then ensure that those accommodations are made available to the student. The student complained to OCR that the college discriminated against him on the basis of his disability when it did not give him the accommodations he had requested for his senior seminar midterm. The student acknowledged that for the most part he received appropriate accommodations for his examinations. However, the testing accommodations broke down on occasion. The college agreed that he did not get the accommodations he should have for his senior seminar midterm. It explained that his professor became ill unexpectedly and the college didn’t make alternative arrangements for him to the take the exam with the appropriate accommodations. The OCR stated that “While the failure to provide accommodations was understandable, given [the professor’s] sudden illness, it nonetheless forced [the student] to take an exam under conditions that were not appropriate for him in light of his disability.” Accordingly, it concluded that the college was not in compliance with federal disability law. (Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2007 Year Book, p 3-6). 26
Other <strong>Disabilities</strong> Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states: “No otherwise qualified person with a disability in the United States… shall, solely by reason of… disability, be denied the benefits of, be excluded from participation in, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance….” Understanding Section 504 is imperative, because it is the foundation for all terminology and access that impact students with disabilities at the college or university level. Under Section 504 a person with a disability is any person who: • Has a disability or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, • Has a history of such an impairment, or • Is regarded as having such an impairment. A qualified person with a disability is defined as one who: • meets the academic and technical standards requisite to admission or participation in the education program or activity. Section 504 protects the rights of qualified individuals who have disabilities such as, but not limited to: Chronic Illness AIDS Arthritis Cancer Cardiac Disease Diabetes Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Bi-polar Disorder Major Depression Conditions Blindness/visual Impairment Cerebral Palsy Deafness/hearing Impairment Epilepsy or Seizure Disorder Specific Learning Disability Speech and Language Disorder Spinal Cord Injury Tourette’s Syndrome Traumatic Brain Injuries Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 27
Page 1 and 2: College Students With Disabilities
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents Introduction . .
Page 5 and 6: Introduction This guide is designed
Page 7 and 8: The ADAAA renews Congress’ commit
Page 9 and 10: Intake Meeting After a student has
Page 11 and 12: Documentation Requirements Disabili
Page 13 and 14: Information Release Authorization I
Page 15 and 16: Faculty Accommodation Denial - Lega
Page 17 and 18: Rights and Responsibilities Faculty
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Page 21 and 22: Recent Legal Decision Letter to: We
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