Student Accessibility Services

Students have the responsibility to:

• Provide documentation that meets the University's documentation requirements.
• The University is not required to provide accommodations until the student has provided sufficient documentation of the need for the requested accommodation(s).
• Identify themselves as having a disability for which accommodations or assistance is required by meeting with Student Accessibility Services.
• The University reserves the right to request additional documentation or testing to establish the need for a specific accommodation.
• Initiate timely requests for accommodations to faculty, staff, or Student Accessibility Services. 
• It is not necessary to inform faculty of the exact nature of the disability.
• Meet the academic standards and requirements of Thomas Jefferson University and the specific academic program.
• Inform Student Accessibility Services if accommodations are not provided and needed.
• Submit a renewal request for approved accommodations each academic year. 

Students have the right to:

• Receive equal access to courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities offered by the University.
• Receive reasonable and appropriate accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids, as determined on a case-by-case basis.
• Refuse accommodations and/or services at any time without jeopardizing their rights to any future accommodations and/or services.
• Expect that information regarding their disability and need for accommodations will be treated privately to the extent practicable by Thomas Jefferson University.