ADA resources at Concordia
If you have been diagnosed with a disability or think you may have a disability please come by for a visit. Concordia's ADA office is located on the first floor of Link Library, room 143.
Equal Access to Education
Concordia University, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, does not discriminate in the recruitment, admission, or treatment of students. Students with documented disabilities are legally entitled to request modifications, accommodations, or auxiliary aids that will enable them to participate in and benefit from all postsecondary programs and activities.
Who qualifies as disabled under the law?
The ADA and the Rehabilitation Act define an individual with a disability as a person who:
- has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of that person
- has a record of such impairment, or
- is regarded as having such as impairment.
How students with disabilities may activate the ADA
A student with a disability who wants to receive accommodations should, as a first step, contact the ADA coordinator at Concordia University and identify him/herself as disabled, indicating what accommodations he/she is seeking. The student will then be asked to provide proper and sufficient documentation of the disability so that a reasonable accommodation plan may be devised and implemented.
- Students with Disabilities
- LD and AD/HD Organizations
- Dyslexia information
- ADA Information
- ADA home page at the U.S. Department of Justice
- Understanding the Difference Between High School and College (PDF)
See also: Concordia's academic resources center (ARC)