GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT INFORMATION
Factors—Rights—Responsibilities
Factors at Post-Secondary Level
- Rehab Act of 1973
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Disability Management System--Student Disability Access Office
(SDAO) Procedures
Responsibilities of Students with Disabilities
- Meet qualifications
- Self-identify
- Provide documentation
- Follow established institutional procedures (see steps
for requesting accommodations)
- Request accommodations in a timely manner each semester
by meeting with his or her Disability Services Liaison
- Notify his or her Disability Services Liaison if there
are difficulties securing accommodations or with the quality
of the accommodations
NOTE: Receiving services or accommodations
at another college, university or testing agency does not
necessarily mean that Duke University will conclude that
the student is disabled for purposes of the ADA and/or agree
to provide the student with the same services or accommodations
received at the other institution or testing agency.
Rights of Students with Disabilities
- Equal access to courses, programs, services and activities
- “Reasonable” accommodations
- Right to File a Grievance/Complaint
Responsibilities of the University
- Give notice of available services
- Ensure that programs, services, and activities when
viewed in their entirety are accessible
- Explore and provide appropriate reasonable accommodations
- Ensure that all information will be maintained and used
in accordance with applicable confidentiality requirements
Rights of the University
- Identify and establish core competencies and technical
standards
- Request and receive current documentation
- Determine reasonable accommodations
- Deny a request for accommodations or change an accommodation
that is listed on the signed Accommodations Agreement
in specific situations when an accommodation would change
the fundamental nature of a program and/or pose an undue
burden
symbol require 