After completing the accommodation process, students have to understand that accommodations are not automatically provided to each class and that there are procedures in place to protect their rights under the ADA and Section 504. 
Student Rights

Students have the right to:

  • Self-identify to the Office of Accessibility and seek classification as a student with a disability by following the Student Disability Services procedures for registering for services. ​
  • Terminate and/or request changes to accommodations, auxiliary aids, services, and/or modifications plans at any time during their enrollment by contacting the Office of Accessibility. ​
  • Equal access to courses, programs, services, facilities, and activities offered through the university. ​
  • An equal opportunity to learn. ​
  • Reasonable and appropriate accommodations and academic adjustments with the goal of diminishing the effect of a disability on academic functioning. ​
  • Appropriate confidentiality of information concerning their disability as required by federal and state law. ​
  • Respect and courtesy. ​
  • Not self-identify if accommodations are not being requested.
Student Responsibilities
  • Meet the university’s qualifications and essential technical, academic, and institutional standards.  
  • Advocate for their needs and seek information, address concerns, questions, issues, and assistance as necessary to be effective self-advocates.  
  • Self-identify and follow all procedures for registration with the Office of Accessibility for requesting and obtaining reasonable and appropriate accommodations, including submission of appropriate professional documentation, identifying the disability, and detailing the functional limitations caused by the condition.  
  • Read and respond to all correspondence from the Office of Accessibility in a timely manner.  
  • Discuss accommodations with professors. Provide the accommodation letter and any additional documents (i.e., recorded lecture policy) each term to faculty.  
  • Abide by the university’s standards and guidelines for behavior and academic integrity.  
  • Provide for personal independent living needs or other personal disability-related needs.  
  • Notify the Office of Accessibility if the approved accommodations are not working or are no longer needed. 
Student Should Not
  • Provide medical documentation to faculty
  • Edit their accommodation letters themselves
  • Demand accommodations from faculty that they are not on their accommodation letters
  • Send their faculty members accommodation letters from other institutions.

Contact Us

Appointments available upon request.
Email: accessibility@ndm.edu