The University of the South prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities and protects qualified individuals with a disability from discrimination of services, program, or activities by providing equal educational access. To further that commitment, procedures have been developed and implemented for students seeking to file a grievance within the University.
Process For ADA GRIEVANCES
The University of the South is currently working on a specific grievance process for ADA complaints. Until it is ready for publishing, please continue to use the Discrimination, Retaliation, and/or Harassment report From, found HERE. More information on the Non-Discrimination policy can be found in the section below.
Non-Discrimination Policy
The University of the South stands firmly for the principle that its employees, students, and participants of university-sponsored programs and activities have a right to be free from discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy and childbirth, and genetic information. As required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the University does not discriminate on the basis of sex or other protected categories in the educational programs or activities which it operates. This requirement of non-discrimination extends to admission to and employment in those programs or activities. The University is committed to sustaining a community in which the dignity of every individual is respected. Key to this value are efforts to nurture an environment of civility and mutual respect and to foster a culture of reporting concerns so that the University can respond promptly and equitably whenever an incident occurs. All employees, students, and participants of university- sponsored programs and activities have the right to be free from harassment and retaliation.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
As per the U.S. Department of Education, “prior to filing a complaint with OCR against an institution, a potential complainant may want to find out about the institution’s grievance process and use that process to have the complaint resolved. However, a complainant is not required by law to use the institutional grievance process before filing a complaint with OCR. If a complainant uses an institutional grievance process and also chooses to file the complaint with OCR, the complaint must be filed with OCR within 60 days after completion of the institutional grievance process.”
