Law / United States / 
Washington
Institutions of higher education must reasonably accommodate students with disabilities, with core services that include textbooks in alternative media and adaptive equipment
RCW 28B.10.910 to 28B.10.914; chapter 105, Laws of 1994
In force.
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Governance
What it requires
- This binds the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, the community colleges and the technical colleges (RCW 28B.10.016(4) and 28B.10.912).
- If you are an institution of higher education, ensure that students with disabilities are reasonably accommodated, and provide the core service or services necessary to ensure equal access (RCW 28B.10.912).
- Provide, as a core service, textbooks and other educational materials in alternative media, including large print, braille, electronic format and audiotape (RCW 28B.10.912(4)).
- Provide access to adaptive equipment, including closed caption devices, braille devices and computer enhancements (RCW 28B.10.912(8)).
- Provide reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities in the application process, enrollment, registration, coursework, and nonacademic programs and services (RCW 28B.10.914).
- Respond reasonably and in a timely manner to a student's reasonable and timely request for a core service that is reasonably needed to accommodate the student's disabilities (RCW 28B.10.910).
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What this law does
RCW 28B.10.912 requires each institution of higher education to ensure that students with disabilities are reasonably accommodated within that institution. The core services include textbooks and other educational materials in alternative media, including large print, braille, electronic format and audiotape. The core services include access to adaptive equipment, including closed caption devices, braille devices and computer enhancements.
RCW 28B.10.914 requires reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities as appropriate for all aspects of college and university life, including the application process, enrollment, registration, coursework, and nonacademic programs and services. A student with a disability is entitled to a core service only if the service is reasonably needed to accommodate the student's disabilities, and the requesting student must make a reasonable request in a timely manner.
RCW 28B.10.016(4) defines institutions of higher education as the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, the community colleges and the technical colleges.
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