Full and equal participation in the services and activities at Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor
Reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services
Privacy and confidential treatment of personal information
Limited access to confidential records. In doing so, however, students recognize that implementing accommodations may become more difficult
Information readily available in accessible form
Students with disabilities have the responsibility to:
Meet CUAA qualifications (as determined by Admissions) and maintain essential institutional standards for courses, programs, services, jobs and other campus activities. This includes but is not limited to: student code of conduct, residence hall standards, all academic requirements as written in a syllabus, degree requirements, general education requirements and essential functions of student employment
Identify as an individual with a disability when an accommodation is needed and seek information
Demonstrate and/or document how the disability limits their participation in courses, programs, services, jobs, and activities
Follow published procedures for obtaining reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids and services, or requesting barrier removal
The University, through faculty and staff, has the right to:
Establish essential functions, abilities, skills, knowledge and standards for courses, programs, services, jobs and activities or facilities and to evaluate students on this basis
Determine the appropriate standards in developing, constructing, remodeling, and maintaining facilities
Confirm disability status and request and receive current, relevant documentation that supports requests for accommodations, academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids and services
Have appropriate staff discuss students and their disabilities in order to implement requested accommodations (particularly instructional accommodations)
Deny a request for accommodations, academic adjustments or auxiliary aids and services, and/or barrier removal in facilities if the documentation does not demonstrate that the request is warranted, or if the individual fails to provide appropriate documentation
Select among equally effective accommodations, academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids and services
Refuse unreasonable accommodations, academic adjustments or auxiliary aids and services, and/or facility-related barrier removal requests that impose a fundamental alteration on a program or activity of the university
The University has the responsibility to:
Provide information to faculty, staff, students and guests with disabilities in accessible formats upon request
Ensure that courses, programs, services, jobs, activities and facilities, when viewed in their entirety, are available and usable in the most integrated and appropriate settings
Evaluate students on the basis of their abilities and not their disabilities
Respond to requests on a timely basis
Provide or arrange reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids and services for students with disabilities in courses, programs, services, jobs, activities and facilities
Maintain appropriate confidentiality of records and communication except where permitted or required by law
CUAA faculty have the responsibility to:
Be aware of and comply with CUAA’s policies and procedures for providing academic accommodations
Announce to the class at the beginning of the semester that students who may need accommodations due to a disability should see you during your office hours to privately discuss their needs or contact the ARC to receive accommodations
Include a syllabus statement inviting students to disclose their disability and accommodation needs to the ARC
Maintain confidentiality of a student’s disability
Provide student tests to the ARC Testing Coordinator prior to test time for students who are taking their tests with accommodations
Contact the ARC on campus with questions, concerns or clarification if needed
Provide approved accommodations (i.e. recording devices, laptops for notes, sign language interpreters, note takers, extended time, etc.)