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Americans with Disabilities Act Accomodations
Any Fontbonne University student is eligible for services under the following conditions:
- The student has an obligation to self-identify that he or she has a disability, and, that he or she needs accommodation. This is a significant change for many students who are used to having a secondary school automatically provide services. This is also a significant change for parents who are used to asking for services for their children and being a partner in the educational process.
- A student must self-identify by submitting a Request for Accommodations form to the Director of Academic Resources who serves as the Fontbonne ADA Coordinator. The Kinkel Center for Academic Resources is located on the second floor of the Library. The request for accommodation is valid for one semester, and one semester only. It serves as a release and specifies specific instructor names; the names change each semester and the student must sign a new release each semester.
- The student has an obligation to provide appropriate and verifiable documentation in a timely fashion. The documentation required by Fontbonne University will vary according to the type of disability. For instance, documentation of a learning disability requires, at minimum, intelligence and achievement test results from a qualified psychological examiner. Fontbonne University follows the Guidelines for Documentation of a Learning Disability in Adolescents and Adults as published by the Association on Higher Education and Disability (1997, July). The Guidelines are available in the Kinkel Center for Academic Resources. For additional information, view Downloads or contact Dr. Jane Snyder, (314)719-3627 or jsnyder@fontbonne.edu.
- Students who receive Academic Accommodations must fill out a Request for Accommodations form each semester specifying individual instructor names and class.
You may Request Academic Accommodations by downloading this form.
You may also download the ADA Manual online.
Diversity in Employment
In conjunction with Fontbonne University’s mission, vision, values, strategy and goals, diversity naturally carries over into employment and human resources. Our diversity efforts are supported by underlying policies, practices and communications aimed at attracting and retaining a qualified and diverse workforce. Fontbonne will continue to seek creative avenues to drive diversity in employment practices both internally and externally consistent with university wide initiatives.
- Fontbonne embraces a culture of non-discrimination, and it is the policy of Fontbonne University to afford equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals, regardless of their race, color, religion, age, gender, orientation, national or ethnic origin, or disability and to conform to all applicable state and federal laws and regulations. In keeping with the intent of this policy, the University will adhere to the following practices:
- Recruitment, hiring and promotion of individuals in all job classifications will be conducted without regard to color, race, age, gender, gender orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability or religion.
- All other personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, training and development, educational assistance, and social and recreational programs will be administered without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability or religion.
The full text of Fontbonne’s Equal Opportunity policies can be found in Section 2.1 of our online policy manual.