Student Rights
Students with disabilities at the University of Mary have the right to:
Student Responsibilities
Students with disabilities at the University of Mary have the responsibility to:
- Self-identify as having a disability to Accessibility & Disability Services when requesting accommodations. Academic accommodations are updated each semester and residence hall accommodations each year.
- Provide, at the student’s expense, appropriate documentation of disability and accommodation needs.
- Follow the university’s published procedures for requesting a specific accommodation or service. It is the student’s responsibility to meet the timelines and procedural requirements established by Accessibility & Disability Services for scheduling exams, requesting material in alternative formats, etc. If the student fails to provide adequate notice of the need for space and/or assistance he or she is still entitled to the accommodation, but there is no guarantee it can be provided in the fullest measure.
- Discuss the Accommodation Plan with faculty when appropriate. It is recommended the student meet with their instructors within the first two weeks of the semester.
- Meet essential standards for courses and programs, maintaining status as a student who is otherwise qualified, with or without accommodations.
- Confirm the adequacy of accommodations as soon as possible and, after discussing with the faculty member, notify Accessibility & Disability Services when satisfactory conditions are not present.
- Read and use their University of Mary email. Communication regarding accommodations and changes to policies and procedures is sent via email from Accessibility & Disability Services.
Faculty and Staff Rights
The University of Mary faculty and staff have the right to:
- Request and receive relevant documentation that supports requests for accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services.
- Determine eligibility for accommodations based on a review of appropriate documentation.
- Determine the appropriate accommodations for each student based on the individual’s needs.
- Establish essential functions, abilities, skills, knowledge, and standards for courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, or facilities, and evaluate students on this basis.
- Determine the appropriate standards in developing, constructing, remodeling, and maintaining facilities.
- Have appropriate discussions regarding students and their disabilities in order to implement requested accommodations.
- Deny a request for accommodations, academic adjustments, auxiliary aids, and services, and/or barrier removal in facilities if the documentation does not demonstrate 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, auxiliary aids and services, and/or facility-related barrier removal requests that impose a fundamental alteration on a program or activity.
Faculty and Staff Responsibilities
The University of Mary faculty and staff have the responsibility to:
- Provide or arrange reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services for students with disabilities.
- Respond to requests in a timely fashion.
- Provide information in accessible formats to faculty, staff, students, and guests with disabilities upon request.
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality of records and communication.
