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Counseling
Faculty/
Staff Rights and Responsibilities
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Maintain
the Institute's academic standards.
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Evaluate
students on their abilities, not their
disabilities.
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Provide reasonable and appropriate
accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or
auxiliary aids for students with
disabilities upon
receiving a
letter from the Coordinator of Disability
Services.
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Consult the
Coordinator of Disability Services to
challenge an accommodation request if he/she
believes the student is not qualified, or
the accommodation would result in a
fundamental alteration of the program.
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Deny a
request for accommodations without
notification from the Coordinator of
Disability Services
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Require a
written agreement from the Coordinator of
Disability Services before allowing the
student to tape record a class, if requested
by the faculty member.
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Refer
students with disability or documentation
questions or concerns to the Coordinator of
Disability Services.
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Uphold all
federal laws[hyperlink]
and Institute policies.
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Protect the
confidentiality of disability
related information.
Institutional/Disability Services Rights and
Responsibilities
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Require current documentation, completed by an appropriate professional
source to verify the student's need for reasonable
accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or
auxiliary aids.
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Deny
a request for accommodations, academic
adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids for the
following reasons:
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If the documentation does not identify a specific
disability.
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Fails to
verify the need for the requested
services
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If the accommodation is not
reasonable.
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Is not provided
in a timely manner.
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Provide
information regarding policies and
procedures to students with disabilities.
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Maintain appropriate confidentiality of
records and communication concerning
students with disabilities except where
disclosure is required by law or authorized
by the student.
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Assist
students with disabilities who self-identify
and meet the Institute's criteria for eligibility
to receive reasonable and appropriate
accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or
auxiliary aids determined on a case-by-case
basis.
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Inform students with disabilities of Institute's policies and procedures for filing
a formal grievance on campus.
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Support
faculty by collaborating to provide
accommodations and advising faculty of their
rights and obligations.
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