Please include the following statement on each course syllabus and read it aloud during the first week of each term:
Accessibility Services contributes to the development of equitable higher education experiences for all students who have disabilities. Accessibility services are available to any student, full or part-time, who has a need because of a documented disability. It is the student’s responsibility to request accommodation and to provide any necessary documentation to verify the need for accommodations. Students must complete a Semester Request each semester in order to receive accommodations, at which time faculty will be provided with the students’ academic accommodation letter. Faculty, students, and the Office of Accessibility Services must cooperate to ensure the most effective provision of accommodations for each class.
As noted above, it is the student’s responsibility to complete the Semester Request each semester, in order for faculty to be informed via an Accommodation Letter from the Office of Accessibility Services of any necessary accommodations. Faculty are under no obligation to provide academic accommodations until they receive the Accommodation Letter. When a student has asked for disability related accommodations without an accommodation letter, a referral is appropriate and necessary. Faculty or students who encounter problems regarding accommodations are asked to notify the Office of Accessibility Services immediately.