Policies and Procedures

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

All new course processes and new materials must be designed to be accessible. That is, all audio material must be transcribed; all video materials must be captioned, even when streamed.

Student Rights & Responsibilities

  • It is the responsibility of the student with a disability to identify himself/herself to the Disability Services Office after they are admitted to RIT. Students with a disability, which has been verified and documented by a qualified professional, are entitled to receive accommodations approved by the coordinator of Disability Services.
  • It is the students' responsibility to discuss their accommodation needs with the appropriate faculty and personnel after they have signed a Notice of Accommodation letter with the coordinator of Disability Services.
  • Faculty members do not have the right to question the nature of a student's disability. All disability information is kept in the Disability Services Office and is not available to anyone unless authorized by a signed release form from the student.
  • All students are expected to work to their full potential and students with disabilities are not excluded from this expectation. Students are expected to commit themselves to professional excellence, personal integrity, and ethical behavior and demonstrate this commitment in their academic and professional conduct.
  • To see the full listing go to the RIT Student Rights and Responsibilities page.

For further information contact:

Susan Ackerman
E-mail: smacst@rit.edu
Phone: 585.475.6988 V/TTY
Fax: 585.475.2215

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

A letter from Stan McKenzie, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs