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Rights and Responsibilities

Lewis & Clark College is committed to serving the needs of our students with disabilities. Ensuring equal access for all students is a collaborative effort between the Office of Student Accessibility, students, and faculty. All participants have a role in making education accessible. Understanding your rights and responsibilities is essential to the process of accommodation.

Students with disabilities have the right to:

equal access to programs, activities, and services at Lewis & Clark College.
information that is reasonably available in accessible formats.
reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services that are determined on an individual basis.
appropriate confidentiality of information relating to disability issues.
appeal decisions regarding the determination or provision of accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services (See Grievance Procedure).

Students with disabilities have the responsibility to:

self-identify to the Office of Student Accessibility when accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services are needed and to seek information, counsel, and assistance as necessary.
provide documentation that meets eligibility guidelines, if the student is requesting disability support services and/or accommodations.
request necessary accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services in a timely manner.
meet Lewis & Clark academic and institutional standards.

The Office of Student Accessibility has the right to:

request current documentation (within the last 3-5 years, depending on condition) that meets eligibility guidelines to verify the need for reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services.
select effective accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services in consultation with the student and on a case-by-case basis.
refuse a request for accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services if the documentation fails to verify the need for the student’s request, if the documentation is not valid or current, or if the documentation is not provided in advance of need.
refuse to provide an accommodation, auxiliary aid, and/or academic adjustment that is inappropriate or unreasonable in such a manner as to 1) pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others; 2) constitute an alteration to an essential element of a course or program; or 3) pose an undue financial or administrative burden to Lewis & Clark College.
maintain Lewis & Clark academic and institutional standards.

The Office of Student Accessibility has the responsibility to:

provide information regarding policies and procedures that is reasonably available in accessible formats.
determine reasonable and effective accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services in collaboration with the student.
provide or arrange for accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services so the student has an equal opportunity to participate in courses, programs, activities, and services.
maintain appropriate confidentiality of records and communication regarding student disability issues.
offer a process to appeal decisions regarding the determination or provision of accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services (See Grievance Procedure).

Faculty members have the right to:

request in writing from the Office of Student Accessibility notification of a student’s eligibility for accommodation.
contact the Office of Student Accessibility to clarify student requests for accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services.
maintain Lewis & Clark College’s academic and institutional standards.

Faculty members have the responsibility to:

provide reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services in a timely manner.
meet with students who have provided written notification of their disability via the Office of Student Accessibility and have made a direct request for accommodation, to establish the means of providing accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services.
contact the Office of Student Accessibility to request clarification or support with accommodations.
maintain the confidentiality of information regarding disability issues.
refer to the Office of Student Accessibility those students who request accommodations but have not set up an Accommodations Letter nor met with staff in the Office of Student Accessibility.

Updated: June, 2025

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