POLICY TITLE: Section 504/ADA Student Accommodations

APPLIES TO: Students (Dual-Credit, Undergraduate, Graduate, and Credential-Seeking) Prospective Students

ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY: Office of Accessibility and Disability Services (OADS) Office of the Vice Provost of Student Affairs

APPROVED BY: Kentucky State University Board of Regents

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 8, 2025

NEXT REVIEW DATE: August 8, 2028

Kentucky State University (KSU) is committed to providing an inclusive, accessible learning environment and to ensuring that no qualified student with a disability is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any academic, extracurricular, research, occupational-training, or other post-secondary program or activity. Consistent with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, KSU will furnish reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and auxiliary aids and services that enable qualified students with disabilities to access and fully engage in KSU programs and activities.

Examples include, but are not limited to, sign-language interpretation, CART, note-takers, assistive learning