GRIEVANCES

Students with disabilities are responsible for contacting the Office for Students with Disabilities if reasonable accommodations are not implemented in an effective or timely way. The Office for Students with Disabilities works with University personnel and disabled students to resolve disagreements regarding recommended accommodations. Students with disabilities who believe they have been discriminated against on the basis of their disability should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities; if this is not possible, the student should contact the office of the vice chancellor for student affairs.

University of Minnesota Grievance Procedure and the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was enacted to protect individuals with disabilities against the problem of discrimination in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, health services, and access to public services. The purpose of the act is to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities, to bring persons with disabilities into the economic and social mainstream, and to provide enforceable standards addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities.

On the University of Minnesota, Crookston campus, the coordinator for the Office of Students with Disabilities is responsible for coordinating the University’s efforts to comply with the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.