The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is committed to providing equal opportunity to students with disabilities to allow full participation in all services and programs. As required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the following are the responsibilities of the Disabilities Coordinator, Learning Disabilities Specialist, faculty, and students in making a reasonable effort to provide appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities at MIT.

The Disabilities Coordinator is responsible for working with faculty, staff, programs and other departments at MIT, as well as external resources and services, to ensure "meaningful access" for students with disabilities. The Coordinator will review student documentation, determine appropriate accommodations, and work with faculty regarding the provision of accommodations to students.

The Learning Disabilities (LD) Specialist reviews the documentation of students with learning disabilities, recommends reasonable accommodations to the Disabilities Coordinator, and works with faculty regarding the provision of accommodations to students. The LD Specialist provides additional individual assistance to students on a limited basis for identifying other areas of need and makes referrals to appropriate services. Ongoing workshops in learning and organizational strategies are also provided, as is referral to a network of students with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and/or Learning Disabilities on campus.

Faculty are responsible for working with the DSO (which may include the LD Specialist) to ensure students are provided "meaningful access." Primarily, this involves working with the student and the DSO to assure the provision of reasonable accommodations. Faculty play an important role by helping to determine whether requests compromise classroom academic standards and assisting in implementing such requests.

Students with disabilities are responsible for providing to the Disabilities Coordinator or the LD Specialist, documentation that identifies their specific disability and requested accommodations. Documentation submitted cannot be more than three years old. The documentation and accommodation request must be provided in a timely manner so the DSO has reasonable time to review the request and coordinate accommodations. Students are responsible for following the Institute's procedures for receiving accommodations and auxiliary aids.