Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities
Keuka College is committed to ensuring equal access to its curricular and co-curricular opportunities for students with disabilities. Offering a range of accessibility services, the Office of Student Accessibility facilitates reasonable accommodations to support our students with disabilities. The Office of Student Accessibility also serves as a resource to the college in its commitment to provide reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities. All students, faculty, staff, and visitors are invited to contact us for more information. We may be reached by e-mail at student-accessibility@keuka.edu.
Keuka College’s Policy on Accessibility and Disability is implemented in the context of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as amended and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). The term “disability” may include learning, physical, sensory, psychological, medical, and certain temporary impairments. The college provides students with reasonable accommodations in accordance with these and other applicable federal and state laws. Students with disabilities may request academic accommodations; housing and dining accommodations; modifications to college policies, rules, and regulations; environmental adjustments such as the removal of architectural, communication, or transportation barriers; and auxiliary aids and services.
To request accommodations, students should log in to the Student Health Portal at https://keuka.studenthealthportal.com. Students requesting accommodations should review the guidance provided by the Office of Student Accessibility for documentation, but generally must submit documentation clearly demonstrating that (1) the student has a physical, sensory, psychological, or mental impairment, and (2) the impairment limits or impedes the exercise of any bodily or mental functions (or can be shown to exist through accepted clinical or laboratory diagnostic tests), as compared to most people in the general population. A diagnosis of a disorder, or submission of an evaluation, does not automatically qualify an individual for accommodations. Appropriate documentation must be provided by a qualified professional, meet reasonable currency expectations, include diagnosis information as well as information about the functional limitations caused by the impairment, and support the request of specific accommodations. Accommodations are determined through an interactive process that may include, but is not limited to, an intake interview with the student, verbal exchanges with the student’s medical professional(s) as appropriate, and conversations with college administrators and the student’s instructors. Students with questions about requesting accommodations should visit the Office of Student Accessibility on the 3rd Floor of Hegeman Hall or contact Ken Walker (kwalker3@keuka.edu).