Navigate the Disability Grievance Process – On-Demand Training

Create Procedures That are Consistent, Clear & Equitable The responsibility of evaluating and determining necessary accommodations for disabled students when requests are submitted carries with it significant implications, for both the student and the institution. Decisions must be undertaken carefully and conscientiously to protect the equitable inclusion of the student and the integrity of the learning objectives and academic requirements.  When the decision doesn’t go their way, students may feel their needs are not being considered, and schools have a responsibility to provide a mechanism for those students to seek recourse. This requirement is both a legal necessity (per Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act) and good practice as the disability resource professional’s role should be to get it right, not be right.  Our expert presenter – Dr. Chris Stone, Director of Disability Resources at Washington University in St. Louis – will discuss the goals and expectation