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We value the uniqueness of each student as an integral member of our diverse WesternU community by ensuring equity and diversity for students with disabilities through support services and accommodations.

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CDHP is here to support you!

Reasonable accommodations are required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and state legislation. Since each disability and the circumstances surrounding each request is unique, CDHP engages in an interactive process which includes a meeting with a disability advisor and a review of documentation to determine reasonable academic accommodations and adjustments.

The following is a list of potential accommodations, which may be granted based on the student’s disability and how it impacts them in a post-graduate environment. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of potential accommodations.

  • Accessible Furniture
  • Adaptive Equipment
  • Alternative Media
  • ASL Interpreting
  • Assistive Technology
  • Computer Assisted Real-time Translation (CART)
  • Exam (extended time, distraction-reduced, private room, reader/scribe, computer, large print, Braille).
  • Intermediaries
  • Alternative Seating
  • Notetaking Services (Peer and Electronic)

Accommodations and adjustments are not considered reasonable if the accommodation results in a fundamental alteration of the program or an essential academic requirement; or 2) the accommodation would impose undue financial or administrative hardship on the institution.