Procedure for Applying for Adaptive Needs

1. Complete the following forms:



• Application for Disability Services
• Permission to Release Information
2. Attach recent written documentation from a qualified professional stating the nature of the disability and necessary accommodation. Documentation Guidelines
   
   
3. Submit completed package by one of the following methods:



• By mail to:
Troy University
Patti Cram
100 University Park
Troy, AL 36082

*Section 504 Grievance Procedure

A currently enrolled student with a documented qualifying handicap or disability who contends that appropriate accommodations or modifications are not being met should attempt to resolve the issue informally with the instructor. If an informal resolution has not bee reached within ten class days, the student should inform in writing the Academic Dean or, in the case of Troy Global Campus, the Regional Director. If the complaint is not resolve at this level within ten class days the student may inform the Office of Human Resources or the Vice-President for Student Affairs (Troy campus and Phenix City), and for Troy Global Campus, the Vice President of Troy Global Campus.If the matter is not successfully resolved at this level within ten class days, the grievant may appeal in writing to the Chair of the Accessibility and Accommodations Committee who will conduct a hearing before the full committee within ten class days and make a recommendation to the Provost who will inform the grievant of the final decision within ten class days from the receipt of the committee recommendation.

*The ten class day time frame is the maximum allowable. At each level of the procedure, the grievance should be processed as expeditiously as possible.