{"id":9,"date":"2025-07-21T13:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-07-21T15:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:09:35","slug":"policies-and-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/accommodations\/policies-and-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies and Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<p>This page details the Policies and Procedures of Student Accessibility Services (SAS). Below is a statement about how the policies and procedures relate to the law and then below that are links to some specific policies and procedures. If you have a question about any of the policies that are either posted here or not, please contact the office. For information about accommodations, please see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/accommodations\/\">Accommodations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rights and Responsibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark University follows the provisions under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. These civil rights laws maintain that no qualified individual with disabilities shall, solely on the basis of their disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity in higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IDEA only applies to K-12 students. Previous accommodations provided under IDEA may not be considered reasonable accommodations under Section 504 and the ADA. 504 plans and individualized educational plans (IEPs) from high school do not carry over into higher education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downloadable Policies and Procedures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Policies for Academic Accommodations<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/Test-Relocation-Policy-and-Procedure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Test Relocation Policy and Procedure<\/a>\u00a0<em>(.pdf)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/Audio-Recording-Policy-and-Agreement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audio Recording Policy and Agreement<\/a>\u00a0<em>(.pdf)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/Computer-Notetaking-Policy-and-Agreement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Computer Notetaking Policy and Agreement<\/a>\u00a0<em>(.pdf)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Policies for Residential Life and Housing Accommodations<\/summary>\n<p>All housing accommodations follow the Housing Accommodation Policy and Procedure. In the case that a housing accommodation has its own policy, like the Emotional Support Animal Policy, those accommodations fall under\u00a0<strong>both<\/strong>\u00a0their own policy\u00a0<strong>and<\/strong>\u00a0the Housing Accommodation Policy and Procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/Housing-Accommodation-Policy-and-Procedure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Housing Accommodation Policy and Procedure<\/a>\u00a0<em>(.pdf)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/EmotionalSupportAnimalPolicyandProcedure_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emotional Support Animal Policy and Procedure<\/a>\u00a0<em>(.pdf)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/Air-Conditioning-Policy-and-Procedure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air Conditioning Policy and Procedure<\/a>\u00a0<em>(.pdf)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Other policies<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/Service-Animal-Policy-and-Procedure.pdf\">Service Animal Policy and Procedure<\/a>\u00a0<em>(.pdf)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-vertical wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-2c14e10a wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Accommodations sub Navigation\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/accommodations\/documentation-guidelines\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Documentation Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/accommodations\/policies-and-procedures\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Policies and Procedures<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page details the Policies and Procedures of Student Accessibility Services (SAS). 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