It is the policy of Lower Columbia College, being aware of its obligations under Executive Order 96-04, chapter RCW 49.60, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended by ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure qualified persons with disabilities the right to request and, where determined appropriate, receive reasonable accommodation, unless accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the institution, require a fundamental program alteration or would lower academic standards. Reasonable accommodation includes
- ensuring equal opportunity in application process,
- enabling a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions of job,
- enabling employee with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment,
- enabling student with a disability equal access to services, programs, activities and facilities of the College.
This includes good-faith consideration and interactive engagement regarding reasonable accommodation to all employees, candidates for employment and students. Disability and Access Services is the designated office at Lower Columbia College that determines reasonable accommodations and/or services for students with disabilities. Disability and Access Services maintains disability-related documents and verifies disability for students who are requesting reasonable accommodations. Disability and Access Services also assists Human Resource Services in recommending and/or providing accommodations for employees. Any employee or candidate for employment requesting reasonable accommodation may contact Human Resource Services.
Historic Information
- Approved: July 13, 2022
- Reviewed by the Executive Leadership Team: July 13, 2022
- Reviewed by the Executive Leadership Team: June 19, 2019
- Approved Revision: February 24, 2014
- Approved: February 23, 2009
- Adopted: October, 1989
- Replaces Policy 303.1
Resources
Resource/Reference/Procedure | Unit Responsibility |
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WAC 132M-126 Grievance Procedure | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
CFR Title 34/Education | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (see Title 42/Chapter 126 and Title 47/Chapter 5) | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
Procedure 236.1A Reasonable Accommodation for Employees and Applicants/Candidates Procedure | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
Procedure 236.2A Workplace Nursing Mothers Procedure | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
RCW 49.60 Discrimination | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
Procedure 235.1A Discrimination and Harassment - Grievance Procedure | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
Procedimiento 235.1A No discriminación y Anti-acoso - Procedimiento de quejas | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
Policy 237 - Pregnancy | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
Policy 430 - Reasonable Accommodation | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
Policy 655 - Service Animals | VP of HR/Legal Affairs and VP of Student Services or designee |
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