• Equal access to programs, activities, and services offered by Eastern Illinois University. 
• Information that is reasonably available in accessible formats such as large print, Braille, or accessible electronic files. 
• Reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services that are determined on an individual basis. 
  Appropriate confidentiality of information relating to disability issues. 
• Appeal decisions regarding the determination or provision of accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services. (See the Reconsideration and Appeal Process).  

• Self-identify to the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations when accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services are needed. (For more information on how to request accommodations please visit the Requesting Accommodations page).
• Seek information, counsel, and assistance as necessary.
• Provide documentation that meets eligibility guidelines.  
• Request necessary accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services in a timely manner.
• Follow guidelines established for obtaining reasonable and appropriate accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services.  
• Meet the University's academic and institutional standards.
• Share the Letter of Accommodation with instructors for the courses in which they want to utilize their approved accommodations in a timely manner. Instructors do not have to provide accommodations unless they have received the official Letter of Accommodation. Accommodations are not retroactive. Some accommodations take additional time to implement.  
• Discuss accommodation concerns with instructors and contact the OAA if they feel accommodations are not being met.  

• Request documentation to verify the need for reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services.
• Determine effective accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services in consultation with the student, with appropriate documentation of disability, and on a case-by-case basis.
• Deny an accommodation, auxiliary aid, and/or academic adjustment that is inappropriate or unreasonable in such a manner as to 1) pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others, 2) constitute an alteration to an essential element of a course or program, or 3) pose an undue financial or administrative burden on the University.
• Maintain the University’s academic and institutional standards. 

• Provide information regarding policies and procedures that are available in accessible formats.
• Determine reasonable and effective accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services through an interactive process that includes collaboration with the student and other parties as needed.
• Provide or arrange for accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services in collaboration with other parties (i.e., faculty, Housing, Facilities, etc.) as needed so the student has an equal opportunity to participate in courses, programs, activities, and services in a timely manner.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality of records and communication regarding student disability issues. 

• Provide only those accommodations stated on the student’s Letter of Accommodation from the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations. Faculty will receive a letter from the student if the student chooses to utilize approved accommodations in their course. The letter will be on the official letterhead from the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations.
• Not provide accommodations beyond what the Letter of Accommodation states.  
• Not accept any other accommodation documentation from the student such as an IEP or a 504 Plan as these do not apply to higher education.
• Reasonable time to implement accommodations once a Letter of Accommodation has been shared. Some accommodations take more time to implement than others. A  notice of 72 hours prior to an exam may be sufficient to make arrangements for testing accommodations such as extended time on an online exam taken through D2L but may not be sufficient to make arrangements for more complex accommodations such as finding a scribe for an exam or ensuring appropriate captions are added to a video being shown in class. 
  Contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations to clarify student requests for accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services.
• Arrange testing accommodations on their own or to utilize the Testing Accommodation Center to ensure testing accommodations are implemented.  
• Ask for a review of an accommodation that they feel may impact the essential requirements of a course or program.
• Maintain the University’s academic and institutional standards.
• Determine course content and instructional modalities.
• Award grades appropriate to the level of the student’s demonstration of mastery of material. 

• Provide the approved reasonable accommodations in a timely manner. 
  Acknowledge that the Letter of Accommodation has been received and offer to meet with the student in private to discuss accommodations if needed.
• Not deny accommodations for any reason without first speaking with the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations.
• Not require that the Letter of Accommodation be shared by a certain date. Students can be approved at any point in the semester for accommodations. If a faculty member has concerns about being able to implement an accommodation in a timely manner, they should contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations.  
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality of information regarding disability issues. Students with disabilities are protected under FERPA and civil rights law. At no time should faculty make any statements or implications that the student is any different from the general student population. Conversations with the student about their disability-related needs should occur in private.  
  Not ask the student what their disability is or request that the student provide additional documentation.  
  Inform teaching assistants of a student’s accommodations when ensuring implementation of an accommodation falls under the teaching assistants’ duties.
• Refer students to the OAA if a student discloses they have a disability and inquires about accommodations.  
  Include the required statement regarding Students with Disabilities on the course syllabus. See this Required Syllabus Statements page for current requirements.  
• Submit test requests (including the test materials) to the Testing Accommodation Center no later than 48 hours in advance of the requested testing date. Requests submitted after this time may not be able to be scheduled.

 
A note regarding captioning and accessible formats of class materials: Accommodations should be delivered in a timely manner. Students requiring alternative formats and captioning should have access to accessible class materials at the same time all other students have access to the materials. The OAA recognizes that it can take some time to make these adjustments. If an instructor needs assistance understanding how to create captions or other accessible classroom materials, they should contact the Faculty Development and Innovation Center (FDIC) or OAA. The OAA may be able to assist with creating certain types of accommodated materials.  

• Access information about the student’s disability or accommodations only on a need-to-know basis when there is a legitimate educational reason necessary to fulfill their professional responsibilities. This does not include access to the student’s disability documentation or any diagnostic data.
• Reasonable time to implement accommodations once a notice of an accommodation has been shared. Some accommodations, such as Housing related accommodations, may not be able to be implemented during the semester in which the accommodation is being requested.  
• Ask for a review of an accommodation that they feel may fundamentally alter the nature of the service or result in an undue financial or administrative burden. 
• Maintain the University’s institutional standards. 
• Contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations to clarify student requests for accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services. 

• Implement approved accommodations in a timely manner.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality of information regarding disability issues. Students with disabilities are protected under FERPA and civil rights law.
• Provide information in accessible formats.
• Provide assistance in making fundamental alteration decisions based on their training and subject matter expertise.
• Refer students to the OAA if a student discloses they have a disability and inquires about accommodations.