ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS POLICY

The Board of Trustees Policy No. 533 recognizes that no qualified student, on the basis of a disability, who may be reasonably accommodated, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any academic, research, occupational training, housing, health insurance, counseling, financial aid, athletics, recreations, transportation, other extracurricular or educational program or activity provided by the District.

Board of Trustees Policy No. 533 Administrative Regulation no. 533.01 Academic Accommodations Regulations covers 4 areas: Requests for Academic Accommodations, Academic Adjustments, Suspension of Services of DSPS and Grievance Procedures.

Board of Trustees Policy No. 809 Administrative Regulation No. 809.07 Access to Programs and Facilities is another policy supporting the college’s commitment to access for students with disabilities.  The policy addresses: access to facilities, programs, courses and electronic and information technologies.

Grievance Process:

Every effort will be made to resolve the matter through the informal process.  This may include a meeting with the Coordinator at DSPS, the faculty member and the student to determine a reasonable accommodation or service for the student.

In situations when an agreement can not be reached informally, the Academic Accommodations Panel will review the grievance. The panel will include three faculty (at least one from Disabled Student Services), one student representative, one administrator, one DSPS staff member, and the staff diversity representative. In the interim the DSPS Coordinator will make a decision (if situation warrants).

Complaints of unlawful discrimination may be directed to the Director of Human Resources who is the college officer responsible for insuring district compliance with the American’s with Disabilities Act and non-discrimination. Procedure for complaints Board of Trustees Policy No. 809 Administrative Regulation No. 809.03 can be found @ http://www.redwoods.edu/district/board/policies/ar/AR80903.Htm

The student still has the right of external appeal to the Office of Civil Rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Contact information: V: 1-800-421-3481 TTY: 1-877-521-2172

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html

Questions regarding the complaint processes can be directed to the DSPS Coordinator or Vice President of Student Services and Learning Support.

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