Policy on Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities may request accommodations to instruction based on their specific needs. Some examples of accommodations, depending on the disability, include student note-takers for classes; permission to tape-record lectures; extended time on exams; separate testing place; use of computer for exams; wheelchair access; use of the Kurzweil reading station in the MMC Library; or use of a laptop computer to take class notes. It is the responsibility of the student with a disability to self-identify by registering with the Office of Disability Services no later than the third week of classes. Students must submit supporting documentation for review to the Director of the Office of Disability Services, who makes the determination of the accommodation(s).
In certain exceptional cases, students may request a curricular adjustment to a requirement due to a learning disability. Such adjustments would involve the substitution of a different type of course for the requirement, and will not be granted if the adjustment would fundamentally alter the nature of the major, concentration, or minor. Requests for such adjustments should be made in writing, with documentation demonstrating the student’s disability in the specific area, to the Office of Disabilities Services. They will be considered by the Vice President for Academic Affairs who, should such requests be approved, will determine the course to be substituted.