What types of adjustments are required for students with disabilities in colleges and universities?
Colleges and universities are required to provide students with appropriate academic adjustments and auxiliary aids and services that are necessary to give an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in the school’s programs. Examples of aids that may be required include taped texts, note takers, interpreters, readers, and specialized computer equipment. Colleges and universities are not required to supply students with attendants, individually prescribed devices such as hearing aids and wheelchairs, readers for personal use or study, or other devices or services of a personal nature. 8. Does the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) enforce laws that prohibit harassment of students or others because of a disability? Both Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act make it unlawful to harass people in covered entities because of their disabilities. 9. What can I do if I believe the school is discriminating against me? Practically all schools have a Se
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