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| Services for Students with Disabilities |
| CONFIDENTIALITY |
| Policy on Confidentiality |
General Rule:
The Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) regulates disclosure
of disability documentation and records maintained by OSSD. Under
this federal act, prior written consent by the student is required
before OSSD may release disability documentation or records. |
| Exception to the Rule:
Under FERPA, OSSD is permitted to release information to
any school official who has a “legitimate educational interest.”
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What does this mean?
Professors or other school officials, such as tutors, may
request information about the impact of a student’s disability
on his or her ability to learn. OSSD will only share information with
other school officials when appropriate and will carefully balance
a student’s request for confidentiality and the request for
additional, relevant information about the student. OSSD seeks to
preserve the student’s wish to keep his or her disability information
and status confidential. OSSD is extremely sensitive to this issue.
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Other Student’s Rights under FERPA:
FERPA also allows students to inspect and review their files
maintained by OSSD. Students have the right to challenge any information
contained in the files that is incorrect, misleading, or not accurate
and request an amendment to this misinformation. |
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