Rights & Responsibilities

Student

Student rights

Students with disabilities have the right:

1. To full and equal access to the same educational experience as students without disabilities.

2. To have accommodation requests reviewed and authorized quickly and fairly by instructors.

3. To have their disability documentation be held confidentially and be released only to designated individuals with the student's written request or permission.

Student responsibilities

Students have the responsibility:

1. To self-identify their disability and provide professional and appropriate documentation of the disability.

2. To consult with the Director of the Hawley Academic Resource Center to discuss appropriate accommodations.

3. To consult with instructors at the beginning of each semester to discuss accommodation needs.

4. To provide timely notification of special needs and changes in accommodation needs/services.

5. To adequately meet the requirements of their chosen program/course of study.

6. To arrange exam accommodations with faculty well in advance of exam dates.

7. To notify the director of the hawleyAacademic Resource Center if requested accommodations are not being provided or are not effective.

8. To abide by Simpson College's policies regarding academic honesty and disruptive behaviors.

Simpson College

Simpson College rights

1. Simpson College has the right to maintain academic standards and not change the fundamental nature of academic programs.

Simpson College responsibilities

What are Simpson College's obligations under Section 504 and the ADA to students with disabilities?

1. To not discriminate in any program offerings, activities, and services (including extracurricular activities). Simpson College may not discriminate against a student solely on the basis of disability.

2. To provide reasonable accommodations to the student's known disability in order to afford him or her an equal opportunity to participate in Simpson College's programs, activities, and services. Equal opportunity is not the same thing as equal treatment.

3. To provide reasonable accommodation in the form of academic adjustments for eligible students, auxiliary aids and services (e.g. taped texts, interpreters, readers and notetakers to those students whose disabilities require such services).

Hawley Academic Resource Center

Hawley Academic Resource Center rights

1. Hawley has the right to require professional and appropriate documentation of a student's disability, and to obtain clarification of the diagnosis, limitations and accommodation needs if necessary.

2. When there is a question regarding the appropriateness or feasibility of an accommodation request, Hawley has the right to discuss the issue with faculty and the student to determine recommendations.

Hawley academic resource center responsibilities

The Director of the Hawley Academic Resource Center has the responsibility:

1. To assess, on a case-by-case basis, the effect of a student's disability on his/her ability to access programs, services, and activities based on appropriate documentation.

2. To identify, through documentation and discussion with the student, reasonable accommodations.

3. To answer faculty and student questions regarding accommodation needs and requests.

4. To facilitate equal access to Simpson College's programs and services for all students with disabilities.

5. To maintain all professional disability documentation in confidential, locked files and release this documentation to designated individuals only with the student's written request or permission.

Simpson faculty

Faculty rights

Faculty at Simpson College have the right:

1. To require that students with disabilities provide professional documentation to the Hawley Academic Resource Center and to require that these students work with Hawley to determine and arrange necessary accommodations.

2. To require that students with disabilities meet all program/course requirements and standards.

3. To consult with the student and/or Hawley if he/she feels that requested accommodations are not appropriate for a particular course or situation.

4. To provide input on how authorized accommodations will be provided in a particular course.

5. To require that students engage in appropriate, non-disruptive behavior in the classroom and to take action to remove a student who is disruptive.

6. To require that students follow Simpson College's policies and procedures.

Faculty responsibilities

Faculty at Simpson College have the responsibility:

1. To provide students with disabilities full and equal access to participate in Simpson's programs and activities.

2. To make sure students with disabilities, who are requesting accommodations, are aware of the services available at the Hawley Academic Resource Center.

3. To cooperate with the qualified student and the Hawley Academic Resource Center in providing authorized accommodations in a fair and timely manner, as long as the accommodations do not alter the fundamental nature of the course or program.

5. To contact the student and/or the Hawley Academic Resource Center with any questions or problems regarding requested accommodations.

6. To provide department and course materials in alternative format (large print, cassette tape, computer disc, Braille) when requested (Hawley will provide assistance in this matter).

In accordance with the ADA, Simpson faculty do not have the right to question whether a documented disability exists or examine a student's disability documentation if the student does not grant him/her permission to do so.


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Rights & Responsibilities Student Student rights Students with disabilities have the right: 1. To full and equal access to the same educational experience as students without disabilities. 2. To have accommodation requests reviewed and authorized quickly and fairly by instructors. 3. To have their disability documentation be held confidentially and be released only to designated individuals with the student's written request or permission. Student responsibilities Students have the responsibility: 1. To self-identify their disability and provide professional and appropriate documentation of the disability. 2. To consult with the Director of the Hawley Academic Resource Center to discuss appropriate accommodations. 3. To consult with instructors at the beginning of each semester to discuss accommodation needs. 4. To provide timely notification of special needs and changes in accommodation needs/services. 5. To adequately meet the requirements of their chosen program/course of study. 6. To arrange exam accommodations with faculty well in advance of exam dates. 7. To notify the director of the hawleyAacademic Resource Center if requested accommodations are not being provided or are not effective. 8. To abide by Simpson College's policies regarding academic honesty and disruptive behaviors. Simpson College Simpson College rights 1. Simpson College has the right to maintain academic standards and not change the fundamental nature of academic programs. Simpson College responsibilities What are Simpson College's obligations under Section 504 and the ADA to students with disabilities? 1. To not discriminate in any program offerings, activities, and services (including extracurricular activities). Simpson College may not discriminate against a student solely on the basis of disability. 2. To provide reasonable accommodations to the student's known disability in order to afford him or her an equal opportunity to participate in Simpson College's programs, activities, and services. Equal opportunity is not the same thing as equal treatment. 3. To provide reasonable accommodation in the form of academic adjustments for eligible students, auxiliary aids and services (e.g. taped texts, interpreters, readers and notetakers to those students whose disabilities require such services). Hawley Academic Resource Center Hawley Academic Resource Center rights 1. Hawley has the right to require professional and appropriate documentation of a student's disability, and to obtain clarification of the diagnosis, limitations and accommodation needs if necessary. 2. When there is a question regarding the appropriateness or feasibility of an accommodation request, Hawley has the right to discuss the issue with faculty and the student to determine recommendations. Hawley academic resource center responsibilities The Director of the Hawley Academic Resource Center has the responsibility: 1. To assess, on a case-by-case basis, the effect of a student's disability on his/her ability to access programs, services, and activities based on appropriate documentation. 2. To identify, through documentation and discussion with the student, reasonable accommodations. 3. To answer faculty and student questions regarding accommodation needs and requests. 4. To facilitate equal access to Simpson College's programs and services for all students with disabilities. 5. To maintain all professional disability documentation in confidential, locked files and release this documentation to designated individuals only with the student's written request or permission. Simpson faculty Faculty rights Faculty at Simpson College have the right: 1. To require that students with disabilities provide professional documentation to the Hawley Academic Resource Center and to require that these students work with Hawley to determine and arrange necessary accommodations. 2. To require that students with disabilities meet all program/course requirements and standards. 3. To consult with the student and/or Hawley if he/she feels that requested accommodations are not appropriate for a particular course or situation. 4. To provide input on how authorized accommodations will be provided in a particular course. 5. To require that students engage in appropriate, non-disruptive behavior in the classroom and to take action to remove a student who is disruptive. 6. To require that students follow Simpson College's policies and procedures. Faculty responsibilities Faculty at Simpson College have the responsibility: 1. To provide students with disabilities full and equal access to participate in Simpson's programs and activities. 2. To make sure students with disabilities, who are requesting accommodations, are aware of the services available at the Hawley Academic Resource Center. 3. To cooperate with the qualified student and the Hawley Academic Resource Center in providing authorized accommodations in a fair and timely manner, as long as the accommodations do not alter the fundamental nature of the course or program. 5. To contact the student and/or the Hawley Academic Resource Center with any questions or problems regarding requested accommodations. 6. To provide department and course materials in alternative format (large print, cassette tape, computer disc, Braille) when requested (Hawley will provide assistance in this matter). In accordance with the ADA, Simpson faculty do not have the right to question whether a documented disability exists or examine a student's disability documentation if the student does not grant him/her permission to do so.
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