Rights and Responsibilities

Adirondack Community College has the right to:

Require and possess professional documentation verifying the nature of a student.s disability, the academic or physical limitations the disability presents, and the need for specific accommodations
Consult with college officials in attempt to determine student qualifications for a degree program or course
Discuss documentation submitted on the student's behalf with the professional source or additional experts (omitting identifying information) as needed to determine eligibility for Accessibility Services under the ADA or section 504
Deny a request for accommodation if a student's documentation does not verify the need for the request
Deny a request for accommodation if it is deemed unreasonable as measured by whether or not it poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others, compromises the essential elements of the course or program or poses an undue financial or administrative burden on the College.

Adirondack Community College and the Director of Accessibility Services have the responsibility to:

Ensure that, in cooperation with faculty and other administrative offices, students with disabilities can obtain equal access to the College.s programs, activities, services and facilities
Inform students with disabilities about the availability and range of accommodations, and provide the policies and procedures necessary to obtain accommodations upon request and in accessible formats
Determine each student.s eligibility for accommodations under the ADA and/or section 504 by reviewing appropriate documentation
Provide individualized assessments and evaluate students based on their abilities
Protect and maintain the integrity of the academic standards of individual courses or programs
Coordinate the efforts of the Accessibility Services Office, the learning Specialist, and the Faculty to ensure that eligible students are provided with approved accommodations and support services in a fair and timely manner
Establish, through appropriate faculty members, the abilities, skills and knowledge that are fundamental to academic programs and courses and to evaluate accommodative requests on this basis
Maintain confidentiality of documentation and communication concerning students with disabilities except when otherwise specified by law or consent to release disability related information is provided by the student.

Faculty Rights and Responsibilities

Every faculty member who has a student with a disability in one or more of his/her classes has the right to:

Establish abilities, skills and knowledge that are fundamental to academic programs and courses and which are not subject to accommodation
Verify a student's eligibility for accommodations with the Accessibility Services Office
Expect students to participate actively in the process of establishing and acquiring accommodations
Expect students to abide by all College policies and procedures related to obtaining reasonable accommodations
Consult with the Director of Accessibility Services and/or the Learning Specialist regarding best practices in teaching individual students and students with disabilities in general

Every faculty member who has a student with a disability in one or more of his/her classes has the responsibility to:

Work in conjunction with the Accessibility Services Office and the Learning Specialist to ensure that eligible students are provided with approved accommodations in an efficient and timely manner
Consider equal access issues for students with disabilities when establishing academic courses, course requirements and teaching methods
Discuss any concerns related to the provision of accommodations with the Director of Accessibility Services or the Learning Specialist as necessary
Protect and maintain as confidential disability related information
Refer students who identify themselves as, or those suspected as, having a disability to the Accessibility Services office

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Every student registered in the Accessibility Services Office has the right to:

Equal access to ACC.s courses, programs, activities and facilities
Individual assessment of his/her disability and skills
Reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids as appropriate
Control the release of disability related information except as otherwise required by law
Appeal the College.s decisions concerning reasonable accommodations by following the grievance procedures outlined in the Accessibility Services Student Handbook

Every student with a disability has the responsibility to:

Meet the qualifications essential for participation in academic courses and programs
Identify himself or herself as a student with a disability and participate actively in the process of seeking and establishing accommodations
Provide professional documentation verifying the nature of a disability, the academic or physical limitations the disability presents, and the need for specific accommodations
Adhere to the college's policies and procedures for obtaining reasonable accommodations
Adhere to the Student Code of Conduct
Contact the Accessibility Services office at the beginning of each semester so that accommodations can be established in a timely manner
Notify their instructors that they will be using accommodations by submitting an accommodation form and acquiring the instructor's signature

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