Faculty & Staff

Responsibilities of the Center for Students with Disabilities

• Determining eligibility for participation of students with disabilities in the academic accommodations process based upon a review of appropriate documentation.
• Determining appropriate accommodations for each student based on individual need.
• Responsible for seeing that students receive appropriate accommodations.
• Responsible for interacting with faculty when appropriate.

Responsibilities of the Student

• Contacting the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) at the beginning of each semester to identify himself/herself as a student with a disability. Students must provide documentation of the disability by an appropriate licensed professional.
• Once identified as a student with a disability, the student will consult with CSD staff to determine academic accommodations or program modifications.
• Informing the faculty member or professor at the beginning of each semester as to their disability, how their performance may be affected, and what accommodation(s) they will need.
• Students with disabilities must maintain the same responsibility for their education as students who do not have disabilities. This includes maintaining the same academic levels, maintaining appropriate behavior and giving timely notification of any special needs. A student must be able to comprehend the course material and communicate that comprehension to the instructor.

Responsibilities of the Faculty Member

• Responsible for discussing with the Center any concerns related to the accommodation(s) or arrangements that have been requested by the student in their initial contacts. Faculty should meet with students who provide an accommodation letter to establish the means of providing the accommodation as early in the semester as possible.
• If a student requests that an instructor provide accommodations for a disability and the faculty member has had no official notification of the student's need for accommodation from the CSD, the instructor should assist the student in contacting the CSD.
• Responsible for assuring that appropriate accommodations are provided, either by providing the accommodation themselves or by making appropriate arrangements with the CSD.
• Faculty are not able to refuse to provide required accommodations, to question whether the disability exists when accommodations have been authorized by the college, or to request to examine the students' documentation without a written consent signed by the student. However, faculty members can have input and should arrange with students the means for providing accommodation in a particular class.
• Faculty must provide accommodation that give students with disabilities the opportunity to achieve the intended outcome of the course, so long as the accommodation does not alter the fundamental nature of the course or program.