Law and Policy: Higher Education and Students with Disabilities

University of Wisconsin System and Federal Law

The University of Wisconsin System follows Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Amendments Act of 2008, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Regent Policy Documentation 14-10, Non-discrimination on the basis of disability.

For additional information, including links to related law and policy for UW System, please visit the webpage: https://www.wisconsin.edu/general-counsel/legal-topics/ada-students/

Instructional materials and alternative formats

• 20 U.S. Code § 1015b – Textbook information
• https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2012-title20/html/USCODE-2012-title20-chap28-subchapI.htm

• WI Statutes Chapter 106.57 Postsecondary education; accessible instructional material for students with disabilities
• https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/106/iii/57/3/a
• 2011 Wisconsin Act 124: Postsecondary education; accessible instructional material for students with disabilities
• https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/acts/124
• UW System Policy Document 4-18 Making Textbooks Affordable
• https://www.wisconsin.edu/regents/policies/making-textbooks-affordable/

Housing Accessibility

• Fair Housing Act: https://www.justice.gov/crt/fair-housing-act-1
• UW Oshkosh Policy on Assistance and Service Animals: https://www.uwosh.edu/equity/assistance-and-service-animals/

Appeals and Complaints

Regent Policy Document 14-6 (formerly 88-12) Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

https://www.wisconsin.edu/regents/policies/discrimination-harassment-and-retaliation/

• Appeal an accommodation decision

https://www.uwosh.edu/equity/complaints-and-grievances/

• Make a complaint of disability discrimination or harassment

https://www.uwosh.edu/equity/complaints-and-grievances/