Shared Responsibility Statement

Students

Students have the right to:

• ​Participate in higher education if qualified for admission and full participation in all student activities​
• Reasonable accommodations, as determined by SAS, if the student has a verified disability and confidentiality of all disability-related information​
• File a complaint or formal grievance if there are problems/concerns with accommodations or discrimination based on disability

Students are responsible for:

• Provide SAS with the appropriate documentation that meets documentation guidelines for eligibility​
• Request Notification Letters (NLs) every semester​
• Initiate outreach with each instructor to discuss granted accommodation implementation
• ​Notify their instructor and/or Student Accessibility Services (SAS) if they have difficulties with receiving their accommodations.

Please Note:

• Students who are currently eligible for academic accommodations must request Notification Letters each semester. This is accomplished by logging into your Accommodate account and formally requesting/indicating that you want accommodations for the upcoming semester.

Responsibility of ALL Parties:

• Execute the implementation plan for accommodations discussed between the student and instructor, and SAS as necessary.​
• Keep a record of the implementation plan for accommodations easily accessible for both student and instructor.
• Re-evaluate an appropriate implementation plan with SAS if concerns arise.

Instructors

Instructors have the right to:

• Maintain the rigor and the fundamental nature of their course content​
• Request verification of a student’s eligibility for an academic accommodation from SAS​
• Require students to demonstrate their knowledge of crucial course content
• ​Discuss concerns about the implementation of an academic accommodation with SAS if the accommodation seems alter their course fundamentally

Instructors are responsible for:

• Provide specified accommodations from SAS's official notification process after notification and discussion.​
• Respond to communication from student about reviewing their NLs each semester​
• Work with SAS and students with disabilities to implement reasonable accommodations in a timely manner​
• Coordinate their students’ exam accommodations (e.g. in department, other proctor, ISU Testing Centers, EAC)​
• Notify SAS if there are barriers to providing the student’s accommodations
• ​Maintain confidentiality following FERPA guidelines

Limitations to instructor rights:

As instructors, it is NOT your right to:

• Deny a student reasonable accommodation(s) listed on their Accommodation Letter
• Negotiate accommodations with a student
• Ask students questions about their disability, including their diagnosis or the nature of their disability 
• Ask if the accommodation is necessary
• Request documentation of a disability directly from a student.

The college, faculty, and staff are obligated under the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities.