C. ADA/Section 504 Reasonable Accommodations Policy
As noted in the general policy statement set forth above, the School does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of physical or mental disability. To ensure equal access to its programs and activities, the School is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, including appropriate auxiliary aids and services, academic adjustments (inside or outside the classroom), and/or modification to the School’s policies and procedures, to qualified individuals with disabilities, unless providing such accommodations would result in an undue burden or fundamentally alter the nature of the relevant program or activity. The School’s ADA/504 Coordinator is responsible for determining appropriate accommodations.
ADA/504 Coordinators
AIU Atlanta
Alice C. Oliver
Director of Student Experience
6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
500 Embassy Row
Atlanta, GA 30328
Office Phone: 404-965-6504
aoliver@aiuniv.edu
AIU Houston
Nicole A. Bent Jones
Campus Director of Learning Center
9999 Richmond Avenue
Houston, TX 77042
Office Phone: 832-201-3644
NJones2@houston.aiuniv.edu
AIU Online
Pamela Ankrom (Interim)
Academic Advising
231 N. Martingale Rd. 6th Floor
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Office Phone: 773-272-7383
ANeeds@aiuniv.edu
Applicants for admission to the School or current students requesting an accommodation must complete Student Request for Accommodation and Student Authorization for Disclosure of Medical Information forms and have his or her health-care provider complete a Provider Certification of Disability and Recommendations for Accommodation form. Copies of these forms may be obtained by clicking on the links provided or from the School’s ADA/504 Coordinator. The School may request only medical information that is relevant and reasonably necessary to determine whether an individual is disabled, the nature and extent of the disability, and appropriate reasonable accommodations. Completed forms and supporting documentation must be submitted to the Coordinator at the email address above or to the School’s mailing address. To enable the School to evaluate an individual’s needs, engage in an interactive process with him or her, and provide appropriate reasonable accommodations in a timely fashion, the School requests that individuals complete and submit the required forms and supporting documentation at least six (6) weeks before the first day of classes, or as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
The School will make its determination on an individualized, case-by-case basis with input from the individual requesting accommodation, the School’s ADA/504 Coordinator, and faculty and administrators, as necessary. Except in unusual cases, the School will reach a determination regarding an individual’s request for accommodation and notify the individual in writing of the determination within three (3) weeks of his or her properly submitted request. In the event requested accommodations have been denied, the School’s determination letter will inform the individual of the reason(s) and of his or her right to appeal the School’s determination as set forth below. The ADA/504 Coordinator will maintain a confidential file regarding all requests for accommodation containing the forms and supporting documentation submitted by the applicant or student, any relevant communications (including notes of oral communications) between the individual and the School, the determination letter from the School to the individual, and the reason(s) for any denials. Any disagreements between an individual requesting accommodation and the ADA/504 Coordinator regarding appropriate accommodations and/or any allegations of violations of this policy may be raised under the School’s Investigation and Grievance Procedures set forth below.