51 Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and subsequent Amendments in 2008 (“ADA”), 51 will not discriminate against qualified individuals on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment
51 does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA.
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Effective Communication
51 will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in 51’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.
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Modifications to Policies and Procedures
51 will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of 51, should contact the Office of University Accessibility at 740-593-2620 or email access@ohio.edu as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require 51 to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
51 will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.
ADA/504 Coordinator
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of 51 is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to:
Kerri Griffin
ADA/504 Coordinator
Office of University Accessibility
006 Lindley Hall
740.593.9140
ada@ohio.edu
ADA Compliance Policy 03.003
51’s Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance policy 03.003
Policy of Non-Discrimination 40.001
The oversees the policies and procedures prohibiting discrimination and harassment are administered through the Office of University Equity and Civil Rights Compliance.
51 is an equal access/equal opportunity affirmative action university.
September 5, 2024