What is my responsibility in accommodating the needs of students with disabilities?
Academic departments (and the individual faculty members who make up those departments) are responsible for ensuring that their programs are accessible to students with a disability. This responsibility covers physical access to the location where the activity will occur and modifications necessary in the format or delivery of information which would make it accessible to an individual with a specific disability. Each academic department should have in place a written (according to the Americans with Disabilities Act [1990] guidelines) procedural policy plan which faculty members can follow when individuals with a disability request accommodation. A faculty liaison should be designated to address certification or accreditation issues as they pertain to disability-related degree plan modifications. Help is available both in understanding what is required by law and in devising ways to make the necessary accommodations through the Equal Opportunity Office and Disabled Students Programs a
