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What are a university\u2019s responsibilities to students with disabilities, and how do those responsibilities differ from a school\u2019s responsibilities under special education law (IDEA)?<\/span><\/p>\n

Students who have been served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) while in elementary or secondary school often have misconceptions about a university\u2019s responsibilities to persons with disabilities and the range of services a post-secondary institution is required to provide. Though post-secondary institutions such as Adelphi do have a legal responsibility (under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) to make their programs and services accessible to persons with disabilities, the broad mandated responsibilities that elementary and secondary schools incur under the IDEA don\u2019t apply to post-secondary institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is an \u201centitlement\u201d law intended to guarantee persons with disabilities a free and appropriate primary and secondary education that allows for achievement in the least restrictive environment. Within this educational framework, funding is mandated to identify students with significant challenges and provide them with appropriate services that facilitate successful learning. Aggressive measures, including the substantial alteration of academic course requirements, are often used to assure the success of students in special education programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

In contrast, section 504 and the ADA are \u201cnon-discrimination\u201d statutes that are based on a civil rights model. They aren\u2019t entitlement laws, and they don\u2019t guarantee successful learning or mandate the creation of special programs for persons with disabilities. Instead, section 504 and the ADA guarantee that the simple presence of a disability cannot be used as the basis for denying an otherwise qualified student equal \u201caccess\u201d to the same programs, services and facilities available to others. Simply stated, the goal of section 504 and the ADA is to remove barriers and to guarantee reasonable accommodations so that persons with disabilities have an opportunity to participate at the same level as all students.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What are a university\u2019s responsibilities to students with disabilities, and how do those responsibilities differ from a school\u2019s responsibilities under special education law (IDEA)? Students who have been served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) while in elementary or secondary school often have misconceptions about a university\u2019s responsibilities to persons with disabilities and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":112,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-119","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"Higher Education Accommodations for Students With Disabilities | Student Access Office<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are a university\u2019s responsibilities to students with disabilities? 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