RIGHTS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Applicable federal laws (ADA, Rehabilitation Act, Sections 504 and 508), state law (Title V, California State Education Code (Sections 56000-56044) and local district policies (Board Policy # 5500) help define the roles that both the student and the college have in assuring equal access.
Student Rights
1. Equal access to courses, programs, services,
jobs, and facilities of the College.
2. Option to file a complaint by using the
college and district guidelines.
3. Privacy of records maintained by Special
Education Division Programs as outlined in Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
4. Voluntary participation in DSP&S programs
and services.
5. Information available in accessible formats.
6. Timely provision of authorized accommodations.
7. Freedom from harassment and discrimination.
Student Responsibilities
1. Provide documentation that verifies an “impairment
which substantially limits one or more major life
activities, as defined in 28 C.F.R. 35.104, and
which imposes an educational limitation” (Title
V, Sec. 56002).
2. Meet essential technical, academic and
institutional standards with or without accommodations.
3. Submit accommodation requests in a timely
and complete manner.
4. Follow established policies and procedures
of DSP&S for obtaining accommodations, academic
adjustments and /or auxiliary aids.
5. Make “measurable progress” as
defined by the De Anza College academic standards
and the Student Educational Contract.
6. Maintain current documentation and inform
the counselor/ advisor of changes that may affect
accommodation requests.
7. Comply with all college policies, procedures,
academic standards and student code of conduct as
outlined in the current schedule of classes and
college catalogue.
8. Meet at least once quarterly with your
counselor or advisor to maintain a current “Student
Educational Contract”(SEC) and update your
contract annually.
9. Follow established procedures for report
concerns and complaints (See Concerns and Complaints).
DSPS Rights
1. Maintain the academic standards of the college.
2. Require current documentation of disability
by an appropriate outside professional in order
to verify the need for reasonable accommodations
prior to providing it.
3. Discuss the appropriate accommodations
deemed necessary with the verifying professional
and with the student’s consent.
4. Verify with campus entities that the student
has provided all necessary documentation and that
the accommodations are appropriate for the educational
limitations deemed by DSPS.
5. Select among equally effective and appropriate
accommodations in consultation with the student.
6. Deny an accommodation which is not supported
by documentation, is not requested in a timely way,
or if it is unreasonable or inappropriate for any
of these reasons:
--Poses a direct threat to the health & safety of others
--Constitutes a substantial change or alteration to an essential element of the program
--Poses an undue financial or administrative burden
7. Suspend services in the event that a student
fails to meet required DSPS service guidelines.
DSPS Responsibilities
1. Authorize reasonable and appropriate accommodations
based on disability documentation.
2. Coordinate provision of reasonable accommodations
that have been requested in a timely manner.
3. Advocate for access for students with
disabilities in all campus programs and activities.
4. Evaluate effectiveness of accommodations
with students.
5. Provide information regarding policies
and procedures and inform students of disciplinary
and appeal processes.
6. Maintain confidentiality of records except
where disclosure is required or
permitted by law, or authorized by the student.
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