CENTRALIZING DISABILITY-RELATED DOCUMENTS

The University, in consultation with the offices of the General Counsel and Disability Services on the Twin Cities campus, has established procedures for retaining any documentation or correspondence related to a student’s disability. These procedures are the result of the University’s responsibility to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

All disability-related documents on the Crookston campus must be centralized in the Office for Students with Disabilities. These include any documents regarding a University student’s disability. Departments or individuals should not keep any copies of such documentation within departments or offices.

• Any existing information related to a student’s disability, including medical reports, should be forwarded to the Office for Students with Disabilities, Bede Hall, University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN 56716.
• Verification of a disability and determination of a reasonable accommodation will be made by the Office for Students with Disabilities. This will occur after the analysis of disability-related documents and essential elements of the curriculum. A letter documenting this determination will be forwarded to the instructor or a department when necessary.