Shared Responsibilities
| DSS staff members have the right to: | DSS Staff members have the responsibility to: |
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| Request current and appropriate documentation of student's disability. | Maintain the student's confidentiality with respect to their disability. |
| Discuss a student's need for reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids with the professional who provides the written verification of disability (with the student's signed consent). | Serve as an advocate for students with disabilities. |
| Select the most appropriate or equally effective accommodations, academic adjustments, adaptive equipment and/or other auxiliary aids through discussion with the student. | Thoroughly review student's documentation and support reasonable and appropriate accommodations, academic adjustments, adaptive equipment, and/or other auxiliary aids for students with disabilities on an individualized basis upon request and with appropriate documentation. |
Approve accommodations if:
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Orient students to information regarding policies and procedures to ensure availability of material in accessible format upon a timely request by a student. |
| Support a commitment to academic success and student retention. | Share campus resources with students. |
| Suspend services if the Student Code of Conduct has been violated. | Inform students with disabilities of CCRI grievance procedures. |
| Be treated respectfully by all students. | Enforce student handbook policies equally for all students. |
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