D.S.P.
Disabled Students Program
Student Rights and Responsibilities under the Americans
with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights statute that prohibits
discrimination against people with disabilities. This protection is similar
to that given to women, minorities, and others since the Civil Rights Act of
1964. Protected are an estimated 43 million Americans with disabilities that
substantially limit activities such as working, walking, talking, seeing, hearing,
or caring for oneself. People who have a record of such an impairment and those
regarded as having an impairment are also protected. This federal legislation
prohibits discrimination based on disability, with the intent that our nation
benefit from the skills and abilities of all individuals and increase their
opportunities for self-sufficiency.
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Your Rights as a Student
Your Responsibilities as a Student
- To provide DSP&S documentation of disability.
- To request accommodations and access to college classes, programs, activities,
services, and facilities in a timely manner.
- To use accommodations appropriately
- To notify DSP&S approximately 24 hours in advance for planned absences
from classes where services are being provided, i.e, interpreters, readers.
Failure to notify DSP&S may result is discontinued services.
Who Decides What is an 'Academic Adjustment'?
Students who need academic adjustments must meet with Disabled Students Program
and Services staff members to complete an application form, determine educational
limitations and services needed, and complete a student educational contract.
The DSP&S Student Handbook names the accommodations the college can arrange
and specifies the process for requesting them.
