Rights & Responsibilities

Rights & Responsibilities Accessibility Services

Learn about faculty rights and responsibilities to accommodate students registered with Accessibility Services.

Faculty members represent Tyndale University, and as representatives, have a duty to accommodate students registered with Accessibility Services.

Faculty members play a vital role in the education and development of students and thus, the following rights and responsibilities apply to faculty members teaching students with disabilities:

Faculty members have the right to:

  • Set and protect essential course requirements.
  • Determine what information must be mastered to pass a course.
  • Express a concern over an accommodation if they believe it may compromise the integrity of essential course requirements.
  • Work with the Accessibility Specialist to implement accommodations, and to enlist the help of the Specialist in areas of concern.
  • Be a valued member of the accommodation process and have their voice heard.

Faculty members have the responsibility to:

  • Educate oneself on the accommodation process.
  • Assist Accessibility Services by implementing approved accommodations, and to respond to approved accommodation requests in good faith.
  • Provide a discrimination-free learning environment by respecting the student's rights and dignity, not inquire about the student's disability, and protect a student's right to confidentiality and never disclose any accommodation or disability information without the student's consent.
  • Assist the Accessibility Office in promoting an equal learning environment for students with disabilities and communicate with the Accessibility Specialist when required.

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