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ADA defines an individual with a disability is defined as a person who:
Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more life activities
Has a record of such an impairment
Is regarded as having such impairment
The ADA prohibits discrimination based solely on disability in employment, public services, and accommodations. The person must be otherwise qualified for the program, service, or job. Title Ii of the ADA requires provision of appropriate academic adjustments and auxiliary aids and services for eligible students across educational activities and settings. Examples include:
Modifications to academic requirements, such as reducing a course load or substituting one course for another
Equipping school computers with screen-reading, voice recognition or other adaptive hardware or software
Providing note-takers, recording devices, of sign language interpreters
Providing extended time for testing
Providing a TTY in a student's dorm room when the institution provides phones in dormitories
The
Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education enforces Title II
of the ADA with respect to public colleges and universities. (Note: The U.S.
Department of Justice enforces Title III of the ADA that covers private colleges
and universities.)
Resources for more information:
ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region at 1-800-949-4232 V/TTY or email to adainfo@transcen.org
U.S. Department of Justice's ADA web page at www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm or call (202) 501-1794
U. S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights web page at www.ed.gov/ocr/disability.html or call 1-800-421-3481, or FAX: 202-205-9862; or TDD: 877-521-2172 or email to OCR@ed.gov
Excerpted from Virginia's College Guide for Students with Disabilities (2003 Edition).
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