Students whose disability may cause frequent absences from class must provide the Assistant Director of the Office of Disability Services with documentation supportive of the possibility of frequent absences and make an appointment to discuss this matter with the Assistant Director as soon as possible upon receipt of acceptance notification from the University.

Disability related absences may be caused by conditions such as exacerbation of symptoms of the disability, reaction to prescribed medication, weather, or failure of transportation; however, this should not be construed as an all-inclusive list.

Reasonable accommodation for such absences may include, but not be limited to, flexibility of class attendance policy, extension of time for assigned work, and flexibility in making up missed assignments and tests. (Such accommodations, however, are not unlimited in scope and must be applied in consideration with what are considered the fundamental requirements of the course.)

Upon request, the Assistant Director of the Office of Disability Services will provide a liaison and serve as advocate for the student with instructors in the matter of discussing disability related absences. Students will be expected to assume responsibility for providing notification of absence and for making up missed assignments, tests, and notes. In the case of notes, students who may experience disability related absence should arrange to obtain a volunteer notetaker (see Notetaker Policy) to take notes when the student is unavoidably absent.

Under all other conditions of absence, students with disabilities must comply with University attendance policy.