Are students required to identify their disabilities or provide copies of disability documentation to faculty and staff?
A. Students are not required to divulge the nature of their disabilities or provide faculty and staff with copies of their disability documentation. Students requesting accommodations are only required to provide a letter from the Coordinator of Disability Services that they have a documented disability on file. Q. How will I know if a student in my classroom has a disability? A. It is each student’s responsibility to self identify him/herself to you. If s/he does not, you are not required to make any accommodations, and cannot be held liable for discriminatory behaviors. It is not appropriate to come out and ask if a student has a disability. A suggested way to open conversation would be to include in your syllabus an open invitation for all students to discuss particular learning needs. If you suspect that a student has a learning disability, you could ask the student if there is anything s/he would like to discuss that would help you to understand their learning style. A good way to
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