Accommodation Appeal and 申诉程序

The 无障碍教育办公室 at Harvey Mudd College is committed to supporting students as they engage in the rigorous, 快节奏的课程. 通过提供课外活动, 培训, and 服务 that encourage student development in personal, 社会, and academic domains as they engage transitioning from high school to college, work to create a climate of inclusion and diversity, where students with disabilities are included as integral contributors to our intellectual community.

It is HMC policy to ensure that no qualified student with a disability (one who has provided documentation of disability and is registered with the 无障碍教育办公室) is denied the benefits of, 被排除在, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in any College program or activity.

住宿上诉覆核程序

学生 are able to appeal accommodation decisions made through the 无障碍教育办公室 using this process. 个人 wanting to appeal the decision must do so in writing within fifteen (15) working days of receiving the accommodation decision. The appeal should include a 状态ment explaining the reasons why the decision is being appealed, and may also include additional documentation of disability. The appeal is to be sent to the 无障碍教育办公室, 谁将召集上诉覆核委员会.

The Appeal Review Committee will provide individuals and the Coordinator for Student 可访问性 Services an opportunity to present information useful to understanding the appeal. The Committee may decide to uphold the previous accommodation decision, 支持上诉请求, 决定另一种选择, or decide that new information has been submitted which necessitates further review by the 无障碍教育办公室. 信息可通过电子邮件发送至 access@g.raymond-illinois.com. Documentation may include medical records that clearly support the requested accommodation as necessary due to the functional limitations associated with the student’s disability.

The Appeal Review Committee will review and evaluate the appeal and supporting documentation, 如果有任何, and make a determination within fifteen (15) working days of receiving the appeal. Current accommodations as determined by the 无障碍教育办公室 will continue to be in effect, in order to provide access during the appeal review process, with any additional issues to be resolved as quickly as possible.

学生 who are dissatisfied with the outcome of the appeal review process may file a Grievance.

申诉程序

Grievance Procedure can be initiated by students who are dissatisfied with the Appeal Review Committee’s determination or who believe that they were subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability.

All additional documentation regarding your appeal must be submitted at the time of the individual’s appeal request.

The grievance will be reviewed and adjudicated by the Dean of the 学生 or designee (the “Dean”). The designee will not be the same individual who made the initial determination as to the request for auxiliary aids, 服务, 或其他修改或调整.

一项调查, 如果院长认为合适的话, will be conducted by the Dean following receipt of the grievance. The Dean may review information and documentation contained in a student’s file and/or any other information pertaining to a request.

Within fifteen (15) working days of the receipt of the grievance, the grieving party will receive a written decision via email from the Dean.

The decision of the Dean shall be considered the final decision on the matter.

Retaliation against a person who files a grievance, or opposes a policy he/she believes to be discriminatory, 是被禁止的. 个人, who believe that they were subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability by Harvey Mudd College, are encouraged to use the grievance procedure to resolve their concerns. 个人 may, however, wish to file a complaint directly with the U.S. 教育部, 民权办公室, 联合国广场50号, 邮箱1200, 1545房间, 旧金山, CA 94102, 415.486.5555 或电子邮件: 光学字符识别.sanfrancisco@ed.政府. Grievances with the Office of Civil Rights must be filed within 90 days of the alleged discriminatory event.