The University is committed to full compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against qualified persons with disabilities, as well as other federal and state laws pertaining to individuals with disabilities. Under the ADA and its amendments, a person has a disability if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. The ADA also protects individuals who have a record of a substantially limiting impairment or who are regarded as disabled by the institution whether qualified or not. A substantial impairment is one that significantly limits or restricts a major life activity such as hearing, seeing, speaking, breathing, performing manual tasks, walking, or caring for oneself.
The Director of Employee Relations or designee has been named as the ADA/504 Coordinator and is responsible for coordinating efforts to comply with these disability laws, including investigation of any grievance alleging noncompliance.
- Students with Disabilities
    The University is committed to complying with all provisions of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and state and local disability laws, as applicable. Consistent with the aforementioned nondiscrimination statement, the University will provide qualified students with disabilities with reasonable accommodations and support needed to ensure equal access to the academic programs, activities, and opportunities of the University.
    All accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. The University encourages individuals with disabilities to make a request for an accommodation to contact the Office of Accommodation and Accessibility. After reviewing the documentation provided by the student and, in consultation with the student, a determination as to which accommodations are appropriate to the student’s particular needs and academic programs will be made, provided that such accommodation does not constitute an undue hardship.
- Employees with Disabilities
    Pursuant to the ADA, the University will provide reasonable accommodation(s) to all qualified employees with known disabilities, where their disability affects the performance of their essential job functions, except where doing so would be unduly disruptive or would result in undue hardship.
    An employee with a disability is responsible for requesting an accommodation in writing and providing documentation to the 504 Coordinator or designee. The 504 Coordinator or designee will work with the employee’s supervisor to identify which essential functions of the position are affected by the employee’s disability and what reasonable accommodations could enable the employee to perform those duties.
