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INTRODUCTION
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The University of Notre Dame ensures that qualified students with
disabilities have access to the programs and facilities of the University.
This access is mandated by federal laws which require post-secondary
institutions to provide reasonable, individualized academic modifications
for students who have disclosed their disability and have requested
accommodations. Examples of reasonable accommodations may include readers,
note takers, sign language interpreters or a modification in the way a
student takes an exam. Reasonable accommodations do not lower the standards
of a course or alter essential degree requirements. Instead, the
accommodation gives students a better opportunity to demonstrate their
academic abilities.
The Coordinator of Disability Services is responsible for coordinating
reasonable accommodations at Notre Dame. While each request for an
accommodation must be handled on a case-by-case basis because of the
differences in disabilities and classroom environments, there are three
general principles that must be applied to all requests.
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