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certain types of studies, in certain cases, even
<br />when Concorde objects to or does not request
<br />such research.
<br />Federal and State Authorities must obtain certain
<br />use -restriction and data security promises from
<br />the entities that they authorize to receive a
<br />student's PII, but the Federal and State Authorities
<br />need not maintain direct control over such entities.
<br />With respect to Statewide Longitudinal Data
<br />Systems, State Authorities may collect, compile,
<br />permanently retain, and share, without the
<br />student's consent. Pit from his or her education
<br />records, and they may track the student's
<br />participation In education and other programs by
<br />linking such PII to other personal information about
<br />him or her that they obtain from other federal or
<br />state data sources, including workforce
<br />development, unemployment Insurance, child
<br />welfare,juvenilejustice, military service, and
<br />migrant student records systems.
<br />Students With DisabiCities Policy
<br />It is the policy of Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.
<br />(Campus), to abide by both the letter and spirit of
<br />Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its
<br />implementing regulation at 34 Code of Federal
<br />Regulations C.F.R., Part 104. Section 504 prohibits
<br />discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and
<br />activities operated by recipients of federal financial
<br />assistance, Covered entitles must accommodate
<br />students with reasonable academic adjustments and
<br />auxiliary aids and services that are necessary to afford
<br />an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to
<br />participate In Its programs, Concorde is not required to
<br />make academic adjustments and/or provide auxiliary
<br />aids and services that would result in a fundamental
<br />alteration of its programs or impose an undue burden.
<br />The Campus prohibits at[ discrimination against
<br />"qualified individuals with disabilities" as defined in
<br />Concordes Disabilities Policy. In addition, a "qualified
<br />disabled person," with respect to postsecondary and
<br />vocational education services, is one who meets the
<br />academic and technical standards requisite to
<br />participation in the Campus education program.
<br />Procedures for Requesting Academic
<br />Adjustment and/or Auxiliary Aid',
<br />i, Current students with disabilities wishing to
<br />request academic adjustments and/or auxiliary
<br />aids must contact the Campus President. The
<br />Campus President Is designated as the Campus
<br />Compliance Coordinator (CCC) with respect to
<br />Section 504. A disclosure of a disability or request
<br />for adjustments and/or aids made to a faculty or
<br />staff member, other than the CCC, wilt not be
<br />treated as a request for an academic adjustment
<br />and/or auxiliary aid. However, if a student
<br />discloses a disability to faculty or staff, he or she is
<br />required to direct the student to the CCC.
<br />2. The CCC will provide the student With an
<br />academic adjustment and/or auxiliary aid Request
<br />Form for Students With Disabilities to complete.
<br />Academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids are
<br />available to students who provide documentation
<br />of a disability, specifically that they have an
<br />impairment that substantially limits one or more
<br />major life activities.
<br />3. In general, the documentation referenced should
<br />be current prior to taking entrance assessments to
<br />be accepted Into a program. The documented
<br />assessments must be completed by qualified
<br />professionals in the area of disability,
<br />Documentation and sources used to evaluate the
<br />need and determine appropriate adjustments or
<br />aids may include a licensed professional's current
<br />medical diagnosis and date of diagnosis,
<br />evaluation of how the student's disability affects
<br />one or more of the major life activities and
<br />recommendations, psychological and/or
<br />emotional diagnostic tests, aptitude and
<br />achievement tests with results/reports, functional
<br />effects or limitations of the disability (physical
<br />Limitations) and/or medications and
<br />recommendations, and social and cultural
<br />background and adaptive behavior. The campus
<br />reserves the right to request additional
<br />documentation as needed,
<br />4• After the CCC or his or her designee receives the
<br />academic adjustment and/or auxiliary aid Request
<br />Form and the required documentation, the CCC
<br />will engage in an Interactive process with the
<br />student to determine what academic
<br />adjustment(s) and/or auxiliary aid(s) are
<br />appropriate. This process will Include primary
<br />consideration of the student's recommendations, It
<br />is the responsibility of the student to Initiate this
<br />process by contacting the CCC and participating in
<br />the interactive process to identify appropriate
<br />academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids.
<br />Within 10 business days, the CCC will meet with
<br />the student to discuss the appropriate reasonable
<br />academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids
<br />needed. Primary consideration will be given to the
<br />student's requested academic adjustments and/or
<br />auxiliary aids. Any academic adjustment and/or
<br />auxiliary aid denied will include a written
<br />statement as to the basis. Whenever an academic
<br />adjustment and/or auxiliary aid is denied, the CCC
<br />wilt enter into an interactive communication with
<br />the requester and discuss the need for additional
<br />documentation and/or alternate academic
<br />adjustments and/or auxiliary aids,
<br />5. If the student is denied the requested adjustment
<br />or aid, he or she may file a grievance using the
<br />Grievance Procedure, or the student may file a
<br />complaint with the Office for Civil Rights,
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