Student Rights & Responsibilities

Disability Services > Student Rights & Responsibilities

Each student with a disability at VWCC has the right to:

An equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from courses, programs, services or activities
An equal opportunity to work and to learn, to receive reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services
The assurance that all disability-related records will be confidential and maintained separately from college/university records in accordance with applicable law
An accommodation in a timely manner once it has been properly requested
Discuss accommodations with each instructor, identifying which accommodation will be utilized for each class

Each student with a disability at VWCC is responsible for:

Identifying himself/herself as an individual with a disability to the Office of Disability Services (ODS)
Providing appropriate documentation from a qualified professional
Initiating all requests for accommodations and services each semester
Understanding accommodations are not retroactive
Working with ODS and the instructor in obtaining and implementing accommodations
Taking responsibility for using or not using accommodations
Meeting qualifications and maintaining essential institutional standards for courses, programs, services or activities
Informing ODS in a timely manner when concerns arise

If a student has questions or problems concerning the appropriateness of an accommodation, he or she must contact ODS.