Law / United States / 
Minnesota
Students with disabilities: accommodation policy and accessible formats at institutions of higher education
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Governance, Disclosure
What it requires
- If you are an institution of higher education, meaning a public institution of higher education, a Tribal college or a private institution of higher education that receives federal funding (the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to comply), adopt a policy making self-disclosure by a student with a disability sufficient to start the interactive process for reasonable accommodations (Minn. Stat. 135A.163, subds. 2 and 3(a)).
- Disseminate the information about how you determine eligibility for accommodations and about your disability resource center to applicants, students, parents and faculty in plain language and in accessible formats, during the application process, at orientation, in academic catalogs and on your public website (Minn. Stat. 135A.163, subd. 3(b)).
- Include a representative list of potential reasonable accommodations and disability resources that is accessible to applicants, students, parents and faculty in plain language and in accessible formats, in the same places (Minn. Stat. 135A.163, subd. 4(d)).
- Before the beginning of each academic term, offer admitted students an opportunity to self-identify as having a disability for which they may request an accommodation (Minn. Stat. 135A.163, subd. 5, clause (1)).
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What this law does
An institution of higher education means a public institution of higher education, Tribal college, and private institution of higher education that receives federal funding. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to comply with this section. Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy making self-disclosure by a student with a disability sufficient to start the interactive process for reasonable accommodations under subdivision 4.
Each institution of higher education shall disseminate the information to applicants, students, parents, and faculty in plain language and in accessible formats. The information must be available during the student application process, during student orientation, in academic catalogs, and on the institution's public website.
An institution of higher education shall include a representative list of potential reasonable accommodations and disability resources for individuals with a disability that is accessible to applicants, students, parents, and faculty in plain language and in accessible formats. Institutions of higher education shall, before the beginning of each academic term, offer an opportunity for admitted students to self-identify as having a disability for which they may request an accommodation. Section 135A.163 is effective .
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