By federal law, a person with a disability is any person who:
- Has a physical or mental impairment,
- Has record of such impairment, or
- Is regarded as having such an impairment, which substantially limits one or more major life activities such as self-care, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing or learning.
A student requesting an accommodation in regard to a community standards hearing should alert their hearing officer once notified of the hearing. It is expected that students requesting such accommodations are registered for an accommodation through the Office of Disability Services who may be contacted with any questions or considerations related to the hearing.
Reasonable accommodations depend upon the nature and degree of severity of the documented disability. While the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires that priority consideration be given to the specific methods requested by the student, it does not imply that a particular accommodation must be granted if it is deemed not reasonable and other suitable techniques are available.
