Saint Leo University Center for Online Learning | Rights and Responsibilities of Students with Disabilities

Rights and Responsibilities of Students with Disabilities

Saint Leo University is committed to a policy which provides an equal opportunity for full participation of all qualified individuals with disabilities. Academic accommodations and services are provided to allow full participation. The student with a disability has certain responsibilities which facilitate the process of having appropriate accommodations met in a timely fashion. Students seeking accommodations are responsible for providing the Office of Disability Services (ODS) with recent documentation of their disabilities at or before the time they are requesting services.

ACCOMMODATIONS or SERVICES PERSON RESPONSIBLE HOW?

Acquiring Accommodation letters Student It is the responsibility of the student to contact the Office of Disability Services at adaoffice@saintleo.edu to request accommodation letters be sent to professors.

Presenting accommodation letters to the instructors Student It is the student’s responsibility to request that letters be sent to your instructors each semester. This request must be in writing (e-mail is acceptable) to the Director of Disability Services (adaoffice@saintleo.edu). All requests should be made at the beginning of the semester before problems arise.

Books on Tape

Kurzweil Reading Program Student You are encouraged to contact ODS with the title, author, edition, publisher, ISBN number of the books you need at least 6 weeks before you need them if you want RFBD to make audio copies. We can also work with publishers to provide eTexts if possible. The Kurzweil reading software is also available for students with eTexts.

Problems Related to Accommodations
If you are experiencing difficulties in a class, you must let your instructor know so that the instructor can make the necessary adjustments. If you and/ or the instructor would like assistance from the Office of Disability Services (ODS) to implement the adjustments, please contact the office. If you have shown your letter to an instructor and s/he is not honoring one or more of the listed accommodations, please speak with the instructor. If this continues, please contact the Director of Disability Services. The ODS will intervene and mediate so that your rights are protected. The ODS cannot make retroactive accommodations. If you think your accommodations are inadequate for your circumstances, please make an appointment with the Office of Disability Services. If you become aware that our needs have changed, please schedule an appointment. It is important to be proactive and anticipate problems before they arise.

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Send this form to the Office of Disability Services to be kept in your file. For a hard copy of the Policy and Procedure manual, please call 352-588-8464.

ACCOMMODATIONS or SERVICES	PERSON RESPONSIBLE	HOW?
Acquiring Accommodation letters	Student	It is the responsibility of the student to contact the Office of Disability Services at adaoffice@saintleo.edu to request accommodation letters be sent to professors.
Presenting accommodation letters to the instructors	Student	It is the student’s responsibility to request that letters be sent to your instructors each semester. This request must be in writing (e-mail is acceptable) to the Director of Disability Services (adaoffice@saintleo.edu). All requests should be made at the beginning of the semester before problems arise.
Books on Tape Kurzweil Reading Program	Student	You are encouraged to contact ODS with the title, author, edition, publisher, ISBN number of the books you need at least 6 weeks before you need them if you want RFBD to make audio copies. We can also work with publishers to provide eTexts if possible. The Kurzweil reading software is also available for students with eTexts.