Rights and Responsibilities
Students
Students have the right to:
- Equal access to participation in the post-secondary education experience
- Be treated with dignity and respect regarding their disability and accommodation needs
- Appropriate, individualized accommodation
- Protection of confidential information
- Timely service provision, consistent with notice provided by the student
- Prompt, equitable investigation and resolution of complaints
- Appeal accommodations decisions
The student with a disability has a responsibility to:
- Meet admission requirements and on-going academic standards of their selected college program
- Comply with RRC Polytech ’s Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities, as all students of the college are required
- Self identify as a student with a disability to SAS
- Provide relevant and current documentation verifying the disability as per documentation guidelines
- Develop an accommodation plan in collaboration with an Accessibility Specialist/DHHS Manager
- Make requests for accommodations by contacting your Accessibility Specialist/DHHS Manager at the beginning of each term
- Prior to starting a new term, release a Letter of Accommodations to your instructor through the SAS student portal
- Make requests for accommodations by contacting SAS at the beginning of each term
- Meet regularly with an Accessibility Specialist/DHHS Manager, as mutually agreed, in order to monitor the effectiveness of the accommodations and supports
- Follow procedures in receiving accommodations as set out by Exam Accommodations and other RRC Polytech student support services (e.g., Academic Success Centre)
- Establish good working relationships with instructors, which may involve discussing with them accommodations or concerns (self- advocacy)
- Make needs for assistive technologies and/or alternate format of materials known to the Accessibility Specialist/DHHS Manager in advance, so they can assist in acquiring these supports in a timely way
- Apply for the Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment for Persons with Permanent Disabilities, which could provide funds for assistive technology/services and help offset costs in the provision of accommodations
Instructors
Instructors have the right to:
- Determine course content and general methods of teaching
- Ensure that the standards of the course are not lowered or compromised
- Ensure that a student has demonstrated mastery of the essential learning outcomes of the course in order to obtain an appropriate grade
- Fail any student if the student does not demonstrate mastery of essential learning outcomes relative to their peers who do not have disabilities
- Question, discuss, and appeal a specific accommodation
- Be treated respectfully by all students in class
Instructors have the responsibility to:
- Provide a classroom atmosphere that is harassment free, inclusive, and nondiscriminatory
- Encourage students with disabilities to identify themselves privately
- Protect and maintain student confidentiality
- Cooperate with SAS in providing authorized academic accommodations
- Consult with SAS on questions regarding disabilities and academic accommodations, as necessary
Student Accessibility Services
SAS has the right to:
- Request current documentation from a professional verifying disability and functional implications within an academic environment
- Request consent from the student to communicate with professionals to understand the student’s need for accommodation
- Set and maintain healthy boundaries in relationships with students
SAS has the responsibility to:
- Treat each student as an individual, and with respect and dignity
- Maintain confidentiality of all information submitted by the student; release information only with written consent of the student or on a need to know basis with prior consent
- Maintain documentation submitted by the student and any other written records pertaining to the student’s accommodations
- Help students determine which support services are appropriate and explain how these services will be provided
- Provide advocacy and support to students when communicating with instructors, as necessary and with student consent
RRC Polytech campuses are located on the lands of Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, Anishininew, Dakota, and Dené, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.
We recognize and honour Treaty 3 Territory Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, the source of Winnipeg’s clean drinking water. In addition, we acknowledge Treaty Territories which provide us with access to electricity we use in both our personal and professional lives.