Accessibility & Disability Services
Disability Services at William Howard Taft University
Taft University’s mission with respect to disability services is to provide equal access to applicants and students with disabilities while maintaining the integrity of the University’s academic standards. Taft’s administration is dedicated to providing accommodations and services to qualified students with disabilities so they may achieve their full educational potential. This includes educating Taft faculty and staff about disabilities, federal regulations, and accommodation methods.
Student’s Rights And Responsibilities
People with disabilities at Taft University have the right to:
Equal access to courses, programs, services, activities, and facilities offered through the University.
Confidentiality of all information regarding disabilities and the ability to choose to whom this information may be disclosed, except as disclosures are required or permitted by law.
Information available in accessible formats.
People with disabilities at the University have the responsibility to:
Meet qualifications and uphold University standards for courses, programs, services, activities, and facilities.
Contact Disabilities Services to voluntarily identify oneself as an individual with a disability when an accommodation is needed.
Request reasonable accommodations, seek information, counsel, and assistance as needed.
Provide documentation from an appropriate source that describes the nature of the disability(s), how it limits participation in courses/programs, and suggested academic accommodations.
Operating Principles
The University prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities, and will continue to develop training and resources to encourage and increase sensitivity and awareness of disability issues.
The University is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. Therefore, the University will continue to develop and coordinate policies and procedures, and provide services and access to academic courses, activities and programs.
The University respects the independence, rights, and dignity of people with disabilities. Therefore identifying oneself and/or requesting accommodations is completely voluntary.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the University will handle all data on students with disabilities confidentially.
Taft University’s Rights and Responsibilities
The University has the right to:
Request current documentation for assessing the need for reasonable accommodations.
Deny a request for accommodations if appropriate documentation is not provided on a timely basis, or if the documentation received does not support the need for accommodations.
Decide on equally effective accommodations.
Refuse an unreasonable accommodation that would impose a fundamental revision on a program or activity of the University.
The University has the responsibility to:
Present information to people with disabilities in accessible formats upon request.
Provide reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities in courses, programs, services, activities, and facilities.
Maintain confidentiality of records and communication, except where permitted or required by law.