What is a disability?
Under both the Americans With Disabilities Act
(ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a
“person with a disability” is someone with a physical, mental,
or learning impairment that substantially limits one or
more major life activities. Students requesting accommodations
based on a disability must provide recent documentation from an
appropriate professional. If the documentation indicates that
the disability substantially limits some major life activity, it
establishes that this is a person with a disability. It does not
establish that the individual has a need for, or a right to,
accommodation. Students with disabilities will receive
accommodations appropriate to their needs to enable them to
fully participate in or benefit from the college’s programs,
services and activities in a non-discriminatory, integrated
manner. Having an accommodation plan in place is not a guarantee
of academic success; that is the responsibility of the student.
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