Each student with an identified and documented disability has the right to receive reasonable accommodations from Bellin College:
- Equal access to courses, programs, facilities, services, and activities offered through Bellin College.
- Equal opportunity to learn, receive appropriate accommodations, academic modifications, and equipment needed to ensure equal access.
- Adherence to confidentiality of all information regarding their disability and to choose to whom information about their disability is disclosed, except as permitted or required by law.
- Accessibility to necessary information will be available in reasonable formats, pertaining to the student’s individual disability.
Each student with an identified and documented disability has the responsibility to ensure they meet and follow through to:
- Meet qualifications and maintain essential institutional standards for courses, programs, services, and activities. (i.e. completing assigned work in courses undertaken)
- Identify themselves in a timely manner as an individual with a disability when accommodation and modifications are needed and seek information and assistance as needed from appropriate sources designated by the college, as soon as possible.
- Provide appropriate and Bellin College comprehensive documentation when seeking accommodations from approved licensed professional by (a) describing the nature of the disability, (b) describing how the disability limits the student’s participation in courses, programs, services activities, and facility needs and (c) recommends the type of accommodation needed to afford equal access and opportunity for the student.
- Once the student has supplied the college with the appropriate documentation the accommodations specialist (or designee) will review the appropriate documents to create an accommodations plan. During this time, the college will determine if the accommodation best benefits the student in their studies and future career.
- Once an accommodations plan is made the student will have the opportunity to review the plan and sign the release of the accommodation notification.
- The accommodations specialist will release the accommodations plan to the appropriate people.
- Accommodations must be renewed yearly before each fall semester.