Disability Accommodations

The University will make reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities in compliance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The purpose of the accommodation is to provide equal access to educational opportunities to students with disabilities. The University does not intend that academic standards be altered, or that essential elements of programs or courses be changed. Accommodations are granted on the basis of determined need and documentation of disabilities.

The four classes of people covered under American with Disabilities Act are:

1. People who have a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits a major life activity such as reading, walking, seeing, breathing, hearing, working, etc.

2. People who have a record of impairment (e.g., cancer in remission).

3. People regarded as having a disability (e.g., a person who has recovered from a debilitating illness or surgery but is assumed by others to still be disabled).

4. People having an association with someone who is disabled (e.g., a parent of a child with a disability).

To Request Disability Accommodations:

Contact the Coordinator of Disability Accommodations at Cornerstone University's Learning Center - (616) 222-1596 or your campus to request more information.