Full and equal participation in the services and activities of The University of the South
Reasonable accommodations and accessible programs and services
Privacy–confidential information will not be freely disseminated throughout the campus
Students with disabilities have the responsibility to:
Meet qualifications and maintain essential institutional standards for courses, programs, services, jobs, and activities
Identify as an individual with a disability when an accommodation is needed and to seek information, counsel, and assistance as necessary
Demonstrate and/or document how the disability limits their participation in courses, programs, services, jobs, and activities
Follow published procedures for obtaining reasonable accommodations, academic/work adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services, or when requesting barrier removal
The University of the South has the right to:
Establish essential functions, abilities, skills, knowledge, and standards for courses, programs, services, jobs, and activities or facilities and to evaluate individuals with disabilities on this basis
Determine the appropriate standards in developing, constructing, remodeling, and maintaining facilities; Confirm disability status and use an interactive process to determine whether requests for accommodations, academic/work adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services are reasonable
Select among equally effective accommodations, academic/work adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services; and Refuse unreasonable accommodations, academic/work adjustments or auxiliary aids and services, and/or facility-related barrier removal requests
The University of the South has the responsibility to:
Provide information in accessible formats upon request (please refer to the accommodations section on Time of Request for additional information)
Ensure that courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities, when considered in their entirety, are available and usable in the most integrated and appropriate settings
Respond to requests on a timely basis
Provide or arrange reasonable accommodations, academic/work adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services in courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities
Maintain appropriate confidentiality of records and communication except where permitted or required by law
