4.3 Special Populations and Disability Support Services
Policy 4.3 Americans with Disabilities
Adopted: 03-03-2026
The College shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, As Amended
("ADA"). To achieve compliance, the College shall:
1. Provide notices concerning the ADA.
2. Designate a responsible employee to coordinate ADA compliance.
3. Ensure that existing facilities are readily accessible to or usable by individuals
with
disabilities through structural changes in facilities or through other methods that
are
equally effective to make services, programs and activities accessible.
4. Eliminate eligibility criteria that screens out or tends to screen out individuals
with
disabilities or any class of individuals with disabilities from fully and equally
enjoying
any service, program or activity being offered.
5. Administer services, programs, and activities in the most integrated setting appropriate
to the needs of qualified individuals with disabilities.
6. Take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with persons who are disabled
are as effective as communications with others, including the furnishing of appropriate
auxiliary aids and services. The College may from time to time engage in an accessibility
audit of its facilities and programs.
The College will maintain self-evaluation and make it available to the public for
three (3) years.
All allegations concerning disability discrimination or harassment shall be addressed
through
Policy 5.17 鈥� Discrimination and Harassment (employees) or Policy 4.14 鈥� Discrimination
and
Harassment (students).
Legal Reference: 42 U.C.S. 搂 12101, P.L. 110-325