Rights and Responsibilities: Institution/Faculty/Student

Institutional Rights

Southwestern Community College has a right to:

• Set and maintain standards for admission, enrollment, and student behavior.
• Request documentation of disability for any student requesting accommodations.

Institutional Responsibilities

Southwestern Community College has a responsibility to:

• Provide reasonable accommodations for all students with disabilities
• Remove barriers—physical or otherwise.
• Ensure nondiscrimination in all policies and practices of the College.

Faculty Rights

Instructors have the right to:

• Maintain the fundamental nature of course content.
• Require students to demonstrate knowledge of fundamental course content.
• Negotiate an accommodation if it doesn’t seem reasonable.
• Request verification of eligibility of accommodation.

Faculty Responsibilities

Instructors have a responsibility to:

• Implement best practices to reach a diversity of learners.
• Share information with students on how to request accommodations and access services.
• Work with the Disability Services Coordinator to implement accommodations in a timely manner.
• Be aware of campus resources.
• Maintain confidentiality of student disability information and respect student privacy.

Student Rights

Students have a right to:

• Participate in higher education if they are qualified for admission.
• Equal access to academic content and educational opportunities.
• Participate in student activities.
• Reasonable accommodations.
• File a formal complaint if they feel discrimination has occurred.
• Confidentiality of all disability-related information.

Student Responsibilities

Students have a responsibility to:

• Provide appropriate documentation of disability.
• Advocate for their own learning needs.
• Connect with Disability Services and other campus resources.
• Seek a reasonable accommodation in a timely manner.