Minnesota State University, Mankato affirms that it will provide access to programs, services and activities to qualified individuals with known disabilities as required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) unless doing so poses an undue hardship or fundamentally alters the nature of the program or activity. When an individual asks for an accommodation, the University will require the individual to provide recent documentation of the disability.
Information in this guide will be made available in alternative format, such as large print or cassette tape, upon request.
Disability means, with respect to individuals:
If an individual meets any one of these three tests (A or B or C above), he or she is considered to be an individual with a disability for purposes of coverage under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
Major life activities means functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.
Record of such an impairment includes those individuals who have recovered from a physical or mental impairment that previously substantially limited them in a major life activity, or who have been misclassified as having a mental or physical impairment.
Being regarded as having such an impairment applies when individuals are treated as if they have an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, regardless of whether they, in fact, do have an impairment.
Qualified individual with a disability means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable modifications to rules, policies, or practices, the removal of architectural, communication, or transportation barriers, or the provision of auxiliary aids and services, meets the essential eligibility requirements for the receipt of services or the participation in programs or activities provided by Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Documented disability means the disability has been verified by an appropriate source and documentation has been provided to the Disabilities Services Office as part of the process of self-identification.
Self-identification means students identify themselves as having a disability, provide documentation, and make arrangements for appropriate accommodations.
Auxiliary aids or services include, but are not limited to, note takers, interpreters, assistive devices such as FM listening systems, taped textbooks, captioned videos, Brailled material, large print material, etc.
Learning disabilities is a catchall term for a heterogeneous group of impairments that are hidden and involve significant problems in receiving, processing, transmitting or sequencing information. A learning disability is not mental retardation; a person with a learning disability is of average or above average intelligence.
