Americans with Disabilities Act
Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment: CSU Pueblo does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA.
Effective Communication: CSU Pueblo will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in CSU Pueblo’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.
Modifications to Policies and Procedures: CSU Pueblo will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in CSU Pueblo’s offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of CSU Pueblo, should contact the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE)– Erin Hager, ADA Coordinator, and Intake Specialist at 719-549-2210 or erin.hager@csupueblo.edu or the Disability Resource and Support Center at 719-549-2648 or csup_dro@csupueblo.edu as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require CSU Pueblo to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of CSU Pueblo is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to OIE – Erin Hager, ADA Coordinator, and Intake Specialist
Colorado State University Pueblo will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.