DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
SJVC is committed to maintaining an academic environment free of discrimination and complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. SJVC will make reasonable accommodations to ensure that students with disabilities have full and equal enjoyment of SJVC’s programs and services. SJVC makes no assumptions concerning any individual’s abilities or disabilities and makes an individual assessment to determine whether each student’s request for accommodation can be met at SJVC.
Any student or applicant with a disability who requests academic adjustments, auxiliary aids, or accommodations under Section 504 should contact the Dean of Student Affairs, Hailey Fuller at Hailey.Fuller@sjvc.edu to begin the accommodation request process. The applicant/student will be given an accommodation request form to complete and submit to the Office of Student Affairs along with supporting medical, psychological, or educational documentation. SJVC does not conduct documentation assessments or make recommendations for student accommodations. SJVC does not perform or conduct any student disability assessments.
It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Dean of Student Affairs directly should they require accommodation. Accommodations are not retroactive. You should expect to apply for accommodations separately at any facility hosting externships or clinical rotations. SJVC does not determine accommodations at these sites.
Once an accommodation has been approved, Student Affairs will notify the student. Approved accommodations and procedures will be outlined in the Accommodation Notification. Requests for additional accommodations must be submitted in writing to the Dean of Student Affairs. Students should contact the Dean of Student Affairs directly if they have any questions or concerns regarding accommodation implementation.
A student with accommodations who transfers to a new campus location or begins to take classes online must request accommodations through the Dean of Student Affairs using the process described above. Requests for additional or modified accommodations must be submitted in writing to the campus dean using the same process described above.
A student who believes they have been discriminated against based on their qualifying disability should contact the Campus President to address the situation.
