残疾的法律 & 申诉程序

残疾的法律 & 申诉程序

适用的残疾法例


《澳门足球博彩官方网址》和第504条(子部分E)

法律的目的是什么?
To ensure that no otherwise qualified person with a disability will be denied access to, the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination by any program or activity provided by any public institution or entity.

谁受法律保护?
All qualified individuals with disabilities who meet the entry age level criteria or particular program entry criteria of the college and who can document the existence 《澳门足球博彩官方网址》规定的残疾.

Who is responsible for identifying and documenting accommodation needs?
学生 are responsible for self-identification and for obtaining disability documentation from a professional who is qualified to assess their particular disability. 学生, not the institution, assumes the cost of the evaluation.

Who is responsible for initiating service delivery?
学生 are responsible for notifying 不同的能力 and 住宿 staff of their diverse ability and of their need for accommodations. 住宿(不 special education) are provided on a semester by semester basis in order for students with diverse abilities to have equal access to the institution’s programs, services 和活动.

Who is responsible for enforcing the law?
Section 504 (Subpart E) is a civil rights statute enforced by the 美国民权办公室(OCR.S. 教育部. The ADA is also a civil rights statute enforced by the U.S. 律政司,和 Equal 就业 Opportunity Commission (平等就业机会委员会).

自我宣传呢??
学生 must be able to communicate what their disability is, their strengths, weaknesses, and how the disability impacts and functionally limits major life activities. 他们 must be able to identify and justify any requested accommodations.

Vincennes University 申诉程序

All colleges and universities are required by the law to publish grievance procedures for students to use if they feel they are the victims of discrimination, of any type. The following excerpt contains the Vincennes University 学生申诉政策, obtained from the current, online 澳门足球博彩官方网址 Catalog  under "Student Policies..."

If students have grievances involving University professors 或者工作人员s, they are to process such grievances through the University administrative structure.

The student should first discuss any grievance thoroughly with the professor or staff 成员. If the grievance is not resolved, the student should discuss such with the faculty 或者工作人员's immediate 主管. Any unresolved grievances can be processed through the administrative structure 致总统, if necessary.

The resolution of student grievances will be transmitted to the student and through the administrative structure to all involved parties.

  1. The student should meet with and discuss the matter thoroughly with the professor 或者工作人员 attempting to reach resolution immediately, but no later than 30 calendar 事件发生后的几天.
     
  2. If resolution is not achieved and the student wishes to pursue his/her grievance, the grievance must be filed in written form with the direct 主管 of the faculty 或者工作人员. The grievance must be filed within one week after the meeting with the faculty 或者工作人员, subject to the availability of the parties involved.
     
  3. The 主管 receiving the grievance will do the following within three weeks:
    1. Inform the faculty or staff of the receipt of the grievance.
    2. Investigate 这种情况 which may include but not be limited to requesting a statement of circumstances relevant to the grievance from the faculty 或者工作人员, a conference with either or both parties, additional documents and other information relevant to 这种情况.
    3. The 主管 makes a ruling regarding the grievance within one week after the requested documents are received and conferences concluded.
       
  4. If either party wishes to appeal the ruling, a statement of appeal must be filed with the direct 主管 of the person making the previous ruling within one week of the postmark of the letter containing the original grievance decision.
     
  5. The hearing process is repeated with the addition of information from the original 主管. If the appeal is filed by the faculty or staff, the student will be duly 通知.
     
  6. The grievance may be continued by either party through the administrative structure 致总统.

If a student feels he/she has been unable to resolve a grievance satisfactorily using these procedures, a discrimination complaint can be filed with the federal Office 民权论. 在线 complaints may be submitted using OCR's 电子投诉表格.   

For more information about filing an OCR complaint, contact the director of Diverse Abilities and 住宿  by calling 812-888-4501,或通过电子邮件 ssteele@bemicte.com.

一些材料改编自:  Kay McVay, 教师 Development Specialist, PROJECT CONNECT, Henderson State University

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