Request for Accommodation Procedure
If a patron needs an accommodation to participate in an activity, program or service offered by the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, they are to contact the Building Administrator or Principal where the event is taking place. They can also call the District’s ADA Accommodation Request Line at 986-1475 and leave a message. The Request Line is checked regularly by Safety/Environmental Services. Messages are then forwarded to the appropriate Administrator or Principal for action. It is their responsibility to contact the patron and address the specific request. The Safety/Environmental Supervisor and/or the District ADA Coordinator are always available to assist implementing all “reasonable accommodation” requests.
The district requests that patrons needing an accommodation notify the appropriate administrator or principal at least 72 hours in advance. This information is posted on a sign at each location near major entrances. Publication of this information is also encouraged in District and location specific publications. If a patron is dissatisfied with the accommodations made or denial of accommodations that are determined to not be “reasonable” they can contact District ADA Coordinator.
What is a reasonable Accommodation?
In the context of public education, it is easier to define what is not reasonable and assume that if the accommodation needed does not clearly fall under those guidelines, it is probably reasonable! There are three kinds of accommodations that are not considered reasonable: (1) It is not a reasonable accommodation if making the accommodation or allowing participation poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others; (2) It is not a reasonable accommodation if making the accommodation means making a substantial change in an essential element of the curriculum (educational viewpoint) or a substantial alteration in the manner in which you provide your services; and (3) It is not a reasonable accommodation if it poses an undue financial or administrative burden.
Contact the Request Line Manager or District ADA Coordinator before making the final decision.
Contacts:
ADA Accommodation Request Line Manager – Ryan Hall, Safety/Environmental Supervisor, 986-2197.
ADA Accommodation Request Line Number: 986-1475.