Accommodation Grievances

The Disability Resource Center (DRC) is responsible for determining a student’s need for accommodation. If the DRC determines a student is eligible for accommodations, the DRC is responsible for coordinating the accommodations with the student and the instructor and third-party service providers.

Resolving Student Curricular or Student Life Concerns

If a student disagrees with a determination that they are not a qualified student with a disability, or if a student is approved for an accommodation but believes that it is not being provided as agreed, the student is encouraged to contact the DRC to attempt to resolve the issue informally.

The student also may choose to file a formal concern instead of contacting the DRC or if attempts to resolve the issue do not satisfy the student.

To file a concern, the student must submit a completed “Concern Form” to OCR within 10 calendar days of either the date of the written notice to the student or the date on which the student believes an approved accommodation was not provided as agreed, as the case may be.

Please submit the following form if you are a student who is dissatisfied with an accommodation decision or implementation. Submitting a Concern Form will not interrupt any academic accommodations or services that have been put into place.

Please use this form for Curricular and Student Life student grievances.

Submit a student concern

Resolving Faculty Curricular Concerns

Instructors are responsible for reviewing the information provided by the DRC prior to the start of each semester regarding expected accommodations in their course(s). Instructors who believe an approved accommodation represents a fundamental alteration to a course, program or academic activity are encouraged to contact the DRC immediately to resolve the issue informally.

The instructor may file a formal concern with the DRC if attempts to resolve the issue do not satisfy the instructor.

To file a concern, the faculty member must complete a “Concern Form” and submit it to OCR by the end of the third week of that semester. The Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning may grant an exception to this deadline for instances where an accommodation that was not included in the information provided by the DRC is approved later in the semester.

Please submit the following form if you are an instructor who has a concern about an approved accommodation for a student in your course, program, or academic activity.

Submit a faculty concern

More Information

To learn more about these processes, please visit the links to Purdue’s accommodation policies below:

Read Purdue’s Policy on Requesting and Implementing Curricular Accommodations

Read Purdue’s Policy on Requesting and Implementing Student Life Accommodations

Resolving Employee Accommodation Concerns

If an employee does not agree with an accommodation decision, these are the steps you can take.

First, the individual may contact the Senior Benefits Administrator of Worker’s Compensation & Disability to discuss any concerns.

Cindy Guy, Senior Benefits Administrator, Worker’s Compensation & Disability
p: (765) 494-7388
ADARequest@purdue.edu

If the individual still disagrees, they may submit their concerns to the Associate Vice President, Benefits & Payroll.

Candace Shaffer, Associate Vice President, Benefits & Payroll
p: (765) 496-8621
shaffe14@purdue.edu

If the individual is unable to resolve the matter with the two aforementioned channels, they may contact the Vice President for Human Resources.

Amy Boyle, Vice President, Human Resources
p: (765) 494-7408
aeboyle@purdue.edu

If the individual is unable to resolve the matter with the three aforementioned channels, they may contact the Office for Civil Rights.

Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
p: (765) 494-7255
ocr@purdue.edu