In compliance with State and Federal laws, it is the policy of Inter-American University to provide equal educational opportunities and full participation in university life to persons with disabilities. All qualified individuals will be able to participate in the programs and activities of the university and will receive the necessary benefits without being discriminated against.
Each Inter-American University campus has a professional counselor who serves students with disabilities. The student should contact his or her campus.
Definitions
It is important for the student to be aware of the following definitions in order to determine their service.
Person with Disability: According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a person with a disability is a person who has a physical or mental condition that substantially limits him or her in one or more major life activities.
Disability
Formal term that includes motor and sensory limitations (mobility, vision or hearing), disabilities resulting from chronic diseases or syndromes, invisible disabilities such as psychological and emotional disorders, specific learning disabilities, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, arthritis, epilepsy, brain damage and AIDS, among others.
Qualified Disabled Student
Qualified Student with a Disability: a student who, with or without reasonable accommodation, meets the academic and technical requirements for admission or participation in educational activities or programs.
Reasonable Accommodation
Any modification or adjustment to a course, curriculum, or physical environment that will enable a student with a disability to enjoy equal opportunity to demonstrate academic achievement, participate in programs and benefits, and enjoy academic life.
The student must complete the reasonable accommodation request form and submit it before the first two weeks of classes of each academic session.
This policy document sets forth the policies and procedures for addressing reasonable modification requests from students. The appendices of the document contain the application and information requested from the student. The student has the opportunity to complete the information in the same document and send it by e-mail to the counselor of the campus where he/she is enrolled.
Provide appropriate medical, psychological, psychoeducational or neurological information, indicating their disabilities and recommended modification. No more than three years old.
Provide written authorization to allow CSED to discuss its need for reasonable modification, supplemental services with professional sources.