{"id":160,"date":"2019-06-19T13:20:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T17:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2025-08-01T09:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:02:24","slug":"legal-policies-and-responsibilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/about-pmc\/legal-policies-and-responsibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Policies and Responsibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Legal Policies and Responsibilities\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">All members of the 杏吧原创 University community have a human rights obligation to accommodate students with disabilities whose needs have been duly assessed and approved by the Paul Menton Centre.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>杏吧原创 University has earned a reputation as a leader in the provision of academic accommodations and services for students with disabilities. <strong>Academic accommodation refers to educational practices, systems and support mechanisms designed to accommodate functional challenges posed by an individual\u2019s disability.<\/strong> The purpose of accommodation is to allow students to perform the essential requirements of their courses or programs. At no time does academic accommodation undermine or compromise the learning objectives that are established by the academic authorities of the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with disabilities are responsible for identifying their needs for disability-related accommodation to the Paul Menton Centre by booking an intake appointment with a PMC Coordinator, and bringing appropriate documentation to the first meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students requiring considerations due to pregnancy or religious reasons should <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact 杏吧原创\u2019s Equity Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Mandate, Mission and Philosophy\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                                \n\n                                    <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                        Mandate Provide academic accommodations for students with disabilities. Mission To foster equal access to the university experience for students with disabilities while maintaining academic standards\n                                                    &#8230;\n                                            <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n                    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/about-pmc\/mission-mandate-and-philosophy\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    View Page\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Standards of Practice\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                                \n\n                                    <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                        The Paul Menton Centre (PMC) developed Standards of Practice to inform and guide practices and decision-making related to provision of academic accommodations and support services.\n                                                    &#8230;\n                                            <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n                    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/about-pmc\/legal-policies-and-responsibilities\/standards-of-practice\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    View Page\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"carleton-policies-and-processes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">杏吧原创 Policies and Processes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The most up-to-date web versions of 杏吧原创 policies and procedures, including those related to accommodations for students with disabilities, are available via the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/secretariat\/policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">杏吧原创 University Secretariat\u2019s University Policies webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These policies include, but are not limited-to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accommodation Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academic Accommodation Appeal Process for Students with Disabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>杏吧原创 University has earned a reputation as a leader in the provision of academic accommodations and services for students with disabilities. 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