Are University-wide requirements ever waived or altered for students with disabilities?
Under the provisions of Title 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, institutions of higher learning must not exclude a qualified student with a disability from any course of study, and must not establish rules and policies that may adversely affect students with disabilities. One way of adapting an academic program to make it accessible is by providing modifications, substitutions, or waivers of course, major fields of study or degree requirements (on a case by case basis) for a student with a disability. Only for very few students does DSSO recommend course substitution. However, if a recommendation is made for a course substitution, the chair and Dean of the College are involved in the discussion.
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