Institutional Rights & Responsibilities
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Lewis-Clark State College through its Disability Contact Person has the responsibility to:

1.  Assist students with disabilities that self-identify and meet College criteria for eligibility to receive reasonable and appropriate accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids determined on a case-by-case basis.

2.  Ensure that College courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities, when viewed in their entirety, are offered in the most integrated and appropriate settings.

3.  Provide information regarding policies and procedures to students with disabilities and assure its availability in accessible formats upon request.

4.  Evaluate students on their abilities, not their disabilities.

5.  Provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids for students with disabilities upon a timely request by a student.

6.  Maintain and assure appropriate confidentiality of records and communication concerning students with disabilities except where disclosure is required by law or authorized by the student.

Inform students with disabilities of College policies and procedures for filing a formal grievance through the Office of Disability Services and/or through external agencies (e.g., Office of Civil Rights).

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