What if a student discloses his/her disability or attempts to provide me with documentation without having gone through the COD?
There is no problem if a student discloses his/her disability to an instructor; however, a problem can arise if the student is expecting the instructor to then provide accommodation or modifications without the student having gone through the Center On Disability to officially request reasonable accommodation Thus, if a student attempts to provide you with documentation of his/her disability, explain that there is a formal process in place for requesting accommodations and refer the student to the Center On Disability. You can assure the student that once you receive the official faculty accommodation notification from him/her, you will certainly honor the noted accommodation requests.
Related Questions
- Are students required to submit documentation regarding his / her disability to faculty and staff other than the Coordinator of Student Disability Services?
- Is a student required to submit any documentation regarding his/her disability to faculty and staff other than SSWD?
- What documentation of disability is a student required to provide?
