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Policy F: Equal Educational Opportunity for Students with Disabilities

The University of Connecticut Health Center Graduate School is committed to achieving equal educational opportunity and full participation for persons with disabilities. It is the UCHC Graduate School’s policy that no qualified person be excluded from participating in any UCHC Graduate School program or activity, be denied the benefits of any UCHC Graduate School program or activity, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination with regard to any UCHC Graduate School program or activity. This policy derives from the UCHC Graduate School’s commitment to non-discrimination for all persons in employment, access to facilities, student programs, activities, and services.

Assurance of equal education opportunity rests upon legal foundations established by federal law, specifically the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 including Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. By federal law, a person with a disability is any person who:

1. Has a physical or mental impairment,

2. Has a record of such impairment; or

3. Is regarded as having such an impairment which substantially limits one more major life activities such as self-care, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing or learning.

The Health Center works with students in the development and implementation of reasonable accommodations to allow access to both physical facilities and educational programs. The Graduate School assists with reasonable accommodations and also provides assistance, if requested, in dealing with faculty, staff or students. It is the responsibility of a student to self-identify him/herself to the coordinator and request accommodations, if they are necessary.

Individuals seeking services should contact the Graduate School’s designated Disability Contact Person(s):

Manager, Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity
ADA Coordinator, Francine E. Dew                                                  Administrative Services Building, Third Floor
MC5310                                                                                                                  860-679-3563


Dr. Lawrence A. Klobutcher
Associate Dean of the Graduate School
Department of Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology
MC 3305
860-679-2816

Requests for Accommodations

Requests for accommodations generally should be made two months before the start of school. Documentation is required before accommodations are made. The following accommodations may be arranged:

Scheduling classes in accessible locations;
Administering examinations under special conditions;
Assistance with arrangements for tutors, or other assistants;
Assistance in obtaining auxiliary aids; and
Faculty orientation about a disability.

This is not an exhaustive list, and none of these accommodations are made unless requested and agreed to by the student and the Health Center.

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