Implementing Accommodations
Student Guidelines. A student who wishes an accommodation is responsible for submitting documentation to the Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs. The Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs Office is responsible for informing and instructing faculty of the action required to provide an accommodation for the student. Students are not required to divulge the nature of their disabilities or provide copies of their disability documentation to faculty or staff. Students are responsible for working directly with the faculty or staff member involved in the provision of an accommodation. Contact should be maintained throughout the semester.
Students need to provide feedback to the Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs on the effectiveness of accommodations. The Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs should be notified if an accommodation is not provided. Questions about the provision of reasonable accommodations should be directed to the Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
Faculty and Staff Guidelines. A faculty or staff member is responsible for the implementation of the accommodation identified in a message from the Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs. Faculty and staff must implement approved accommodations. Individually, faculty members have a legal responsibility to make sure that each course, when viewed in its entirety, is accessible. Accessibility, the primary consideration of disability law, should be in the forefront of course and technological planning. Further information on this legal obligation may be obtained from the Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
Faculty members are required to include a notice on the course syllabus referring students to contact the Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs if they need accommodation related to a disability.
Questions regarding the provision or appropriateness of an accommodation or related to offering a course in such a manner that disabilities are accommodated should be addressed to the Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs. Faculty questions regarding alterations to a course or program should be addressed to the Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs.