残疾人服务

Student 权利 和 责任

Students with disabilities have the right to:

• Participate in higher education if they are qualified for admission
• Equal access to academic content 和 educational opportunities
• Participate in student activities
• Academic adjustments (reasonable accommodation)
• File a formal or informal complaint if discrimination is occurring
• Confidentiality of all disability-related information in compliance with FERPA

Students with disabilities are responsible for:

• Identifying themselves to 残疾人服务
• Setting up an appointment with the Assistant Director of Student Engagement & Coordinator of 残疾人服务 to discuss the impact of their disability 和 the reasonable accommodations they require
• 参加ing scheduled, follow-up meetings with the Assistant Director of Student Engagement & Coordinator of Disabilities

教师 权利 和 责任

教师 members have the right to:

• Maintain the rigor 和 the fundamental nature of their course content
• Require students to demonstrate their knowledge of crucial course content
• Negotiate an accommodation with the student 和 the Assistant Director of Student Engagement if the accommodation seems unreasonable
• Request an official Disability Notification email from the Assistant Director of Student Engagement & Coordinator of 残疾人服务 before providing requested accommodations. 然而, faculty should encourage the student to 继续 communicating about learning challenges while they are in the process of registering with 残疾人服务.

教师 members are responsible for:

• Implementing best practices in teaching to reach a diversity of learners
• Including a syllabus statement on how students can access accommodations; see Syllabus Statement section in 教师/人力资源 for sample wording
• Meeting as quickly as possible with students who you have received a Disability Notification email from 残疾人服务 in order to discuss 和 make arrangements for the approved accommodations. This is best done in the instructor’s office to promote an atmosphere of open communication 和 privacy between student 和 faculty.
• Providing the accommodations listed in the official Disability Notification email from 残疾人服务
• Contacting the Assistant Director of Student Engagement & Coordinator of Disabilities if there are any questions or concerns about an approved accommodation or how to best work with a student
• Maintaining appropriate confidentiality of students who disclose their disability or need for accommodation

MSM’s 权利 和 责任

学校的权利:

• Establish 和 maintain requirements 和 st和ards for admission to the School, 和 for participation in its courses, 项目, 服务及活动.
• Request reasonably current, relevant documentation that verifies a disability 和 the need for reasonable accommodations.
• Determine reasonable accommodations.
• Deny a request for an accommodation
  • if the student fails to provide current relevant information verifying a disability 和 need for the requested accommodation,
  • if the request is for a retroactive accommodation,
  • if the request requires a fundamental alteration of a course, program or service,
  • if the request would pose an undue financial burden on the School.

责任 of the School:

• Ensure that admissions policies 和 procedures are implemented in a non-discriminatory manner with regard to individuals with disabilities.
• Ensure that 项目, 服务及活动 when viewed in their entirety are accessible.
• Provide appropriate reasonable accommodations, 学术的调整, auxiliary aids 和 services in a timely manner.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality of disability-related information.