II.J.1. Community Members with Disabilities
II.J.1.01. Policy
The System recognizes and supports the principles set forth in federal and state laws designed to eliminate discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities. The System believes in equal access to educational opportunities for all individuals and is committed to making reasonable accommodations, including providing auxiliary aids and services, for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law.
Students seeking disability accommodation must refer to Policy Section VI for the relevant student policy and procedures. System employees seeking disability accommodation must refer to Policy Section IV for the relevant employee policy and procedures. This section provides notice to third parties of the availability of certain services for individuals with disabilities. The System may develop and publish Chancellor’s Procedures to supplement this policy.
II.J.1.02. Third Parties Requesting Accommodations
Third parties attending System activities or events (e.g., System play, graduation ceremony, Board meeting, etc.) may contact the System’s Accessibility Services and Resources Office to request that the System provide disability accommodation or modification at the activity or event. The Accessibility Services and Resources Office will collaborate with the applicable college president or responsible employee to review and, if possible, implement the request. Third parties requesting accommodation or modification are urged to make the request at least three business days before the activity or event.
II.J.1.03. Notice
The System shall make available to interested persons information regarding the provisions of applicable law and their applicability to System services, programs, or activities, and make such information available to interested persons in such manner as the Chancellor finds necessary to apprise such persons of the protections against discrimination assured them by law.
II.J.1.04. Responsible Employee Designation
The System designates the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor of the Office of Governance, Accountability, and Compliance as the employee responsible for coordinating the System’s efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under applicable disability laws, including investigations of complaints communicated to the System alleging its noncompliance and/or any actions prohibited by applicable laws. Similarly, the System also designates the Executive Director of Accessibility Services and Resources as the employee responsible for coordinating the System’s efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under applicable disability laws as they relate to System employees requesting disability accommodation. If either the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor of the Office of Governance, Accountability, and Compliance or the Executive Director of Accessibility Services and Resources position is vacant, the Chancellor shall designate the responsible employee for this section. The System shall make available to all interested individuals the names, office addresses, and telephone numbers of the employees designated.
LSCS Policy Manual Section adopted by the Board of Trustees on December 1, 2016