Rights & Responsibilities

Rights of CU Denver Students:

  • to an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from courses, programs, services or activities offered through the college;
  • to an equal opportunity to work, to learn, and to receive reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services;
  • to appropriate confidentiality of disability-related information except as disclosures are required/permitted by law;
  • to information, reasonably available, in accessible formats;
  • to file an informal or formal complaint or grievance if a violation of rights is suspected.

Responsibilities of CU Denver Students:

  • to meet qualifications and maintain essential institutional standards for courses, programs, services, or activities;
  • to self-identify as an individual with a disability and request accommodation(s) in a timely manner (see chart);
  • to demonstrate and/or document (from a licensed professional) how the disability limits participation in courses, programs, services, or activities;
  • to follow operational procedures for obtaining information, services and reasonable accommodations;
  • to contact a DRS staff member if reasonable accommodations are not implemented in a timely manner.