REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

An accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a course, program, service, activity or facility. Modifications and adjustments are typically changes in how a task or activity is accomplished or an alteration to a physical structure. Accommodations do not change the academic standards or course requirements.

At UND, Disability Services for Students is responsible for determining reasonable accommodations. This is done on a case-by-case basis and depends on the nature and extent of the student’s disability and the essential requirements of each course or activity.

THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCESS

1. The student meets confidentially with a Disability Specialist (DS) who determines how the functional limitations of the disability affect academic work and/or the student’s ability to function in the campus environment. This is accomplished through discussion with the student and review of the disability documentation.


2. The DS identifies the various reasonable accommodations that address the student’s functional limitations. The student then chooses the specific accommodations that best apply in a given course or semester.


3. The student is given a verification document briefly describing the student’s functional limitations and listing the recommended accommodations.


4. The student is given a verification document briefly describing the student’s functional limitations and listing the recommended accommodations.


5. The student meets with the professor to request the specific accommodations needed and works out the details of how that will be accomplished.


6. The DS is available to consult with the professor and student and to assist with problem solving.

ACCOMMODATION RESPONSIBILITIES

Student Responsibility	Faculty Responsibility	DSS Responsibility
Self-identify to Disability Services for Students (DSS) when requesting accommodations.	Hold students with disabilities to the same academic standards as students without disabilities.	Evaluate disability documentation and associated functional limits. Determine the student’s eligibility for accommodations.
Submit documentation of disability to DSS.	Inform students about how to request accommodations by including a statement on the course syllabus.	Determine which reasonable accommodations the student will use based on the documentation.
Obtain any additional assessment if requested by DSS.	Consult with DSS to determine how an accommodation can be provided.	Provide verification of disability and the need for specific accommodations.
Meet with a Disability Specialist to determine which accommodations the student will use.	Provide or allow reasonable accommodations.	Provide or arrange accommodations.
Contact professors (after seeing a Disability Specialist) to request and arrange the approved accommodations.	Refer students who report they have or are suspected of having a disability to DSS.	Consult and advise faculty on accommodations and adjustments in teaching methods
Manage the accommodations and follow DSS policies and procedures.		House disability records and protect students’ right to privacy and confidentiality.
Arrange for any personal services, such as attendant care or individually designed adaptive technology.