2.3 Accessibility Resources and Accommodations
Accessibility Resources (AR) partners with students, faculty, and staff to ensure that qualified students with disabilities have equitable access to the same opportunities as non-disabled students to the school’s academic programs, services, and activities. This is done through the interactive accommodations process.
In determining reasonable accommodations, AR considers the individual student's disability-related needs, the program's technical standards, applicable disability laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and current best practices in higher education.
Disabilities may be visible or non-visible, temporary or permanent, and encompass a broad range of conditions. Examples include (but are not limited to), mobility or physical disabilities; sensory disabilities (such as vision or hearing); specific learning disabilities; ADHD; autism; chronic health conditions; mental health conditions; neurological conditions; and disabilities resulting from injury, illness, or other medical conditions. A diagnosis alone does not automatically qualify a student for accommodations. To be considered a disability under applicable law, a condition must substantially limit one or more major life activity.
Through an individualized, interactive process, Accessibility Resources (AR) reviews disability documentation and works collaboratively with students and appropriate institutional partners to determine reasonable accommodations. Because accommodations are not retroactive, they become effective only after they have been approved by AR. Because of this, students seeking accommodations are encouraged to connect with AR as early as possible whenever potential disability-related barriers arise.
Students are expected to actively participate in the accommodation process by providing requested documentation, responding to communications, and notifying AR if disability-related needs or barriers change over time.
Students who have questions or wish to begin the accommodation process are encouraged to contact Accessibility Resources at ihpar@mghihp.edu for a confidential intake. Additional information on the process itself can be found on the Accessibility Resources webpage.