Notice to Persons with Disabilities

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In accordance with federal and state law, it is the policy of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo that no otherwise qualified person with a disability shall, solely on the basis of that disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination by any University program or activity. UH Hilo also adheres to a set of institutional policies and procedures for non-discrimination on the basis of disability. The UH Hilo Polices and Procedural Guidelines for Non-Discrimination Based on Disability is available on the UH Hilo website: (http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/studentaffairs/uds/udsfiles/uhh_nondiscrim_policy.pdf) or a hard copy may be obtained by contacting the University Disability Services Office at (808) 933-0816 [V], (808) 933-3334 [TTY], uds@hawaii.edu (email).

Services for students with a disability are provided by the University Disability Services Office. Faculty and staff requesting accommodations should contact their supervisor and/or the University Disability Services Director, Susan Shirachi, (808) 933-0816 (V), (808) 933-3334 (TTY), uds@hawaii.edu (email).

All service animals (i.e., any guide dog or signal dog [not to be confused with a comfort animal] that is trained to provide a service to a person with a disability) are welcome to accompany the person with a disability while on the UH Hilo campus. UH Hilo staff may inquire with the Disability Services of the service animal and its relation to its handler. Certain medical or laboratory settings may by their nature prohibit service animals for hygiene reasons. Please be aware that the service animal must provide a trained service in order to be considered a service animal, must be leashed and under the control and direct supervision of the person with a disability, may not stray unattended to the degree that any person on campus feels threatened by the animal, and may not exhibit disruptive behavior while in a classroom or work setting.

Regarding formal complaints, a student may file a complaint for acts of discrimination by contacting the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at (808) 974-7335 (V)/(808) 933-3334 (TTY) to obtain a copy of the complaint procedures. Formal complaints will be handled, and investigated, by a Fact Finder (typically the EEO/AA Director). Faculty, staff, and members of the public should contact the EEO/AA Director at (808) 933-0824 (V) or (808) 933-3334 (TTY) to file a complaint. Detailed information and complaint forms can be found in the on-line document: Policies and Procedural Guidelines for Non-discrimination on the Basis of Disability (www.uhh.hawaii.edu/studentaffairs/uds/udsfiles/uhh_nondiscrim_policy.pdf), or by contacting the offices mentioned above, to request a printed copy. Alternate format copies for all disability related documents may be obtained by contacting the University Disability Services Office at (808) 933-0816 [V], (808) 933-3334 [TTY], uds@hawaii.edu (email).