Americans with Disabilities Act

Policies and Procedures

Americans with Disabilities Act & Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Policy 

Service and Emotional Support Animal Policy

Supplemental Procedures and Forms Memorandum dated 9-26-25

***Requests for reasonable accommodations regarding open meetings of the Southern University System shall be directed to the System Director for Compliance at compliance@sus.edu at least eight (8) hours before the scheduled meeting.*

Forms

ADA Compliant Form

This form is for ADA compliance.

Request for ADA/Workplace Accommodation Form

This form is for accommodation requests for the general public, employees, and job applicants. Academic accommodations for students are made using the Application for Student Accommodations through the Disability Services Coordinator.

Supervisor's Notification of ADA Accommodation Request Form

This form is for supervisor's to notify the ADA coordinator of an employee's ADA accommodation request.

Workplace Accommodation(s) Appeal Form

This form is for appeals of workplace accommodations.

Disability Services Formal Grievance Form

This form is for formal grievances by students for disability discrimination under the Disability Services Policy. This includes disagreements regarding a requested service, accommodation, auxiliary aid, or modification of a System practice or requirement; denial of a request; inaccessibility of a program or activity; or a violation of privacy in the context of a disability.

Resources

Pregnancy Rights of Employees

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

Louisiana Rehabilitation Services

ADA.gov by the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division

Disability Resources from the U.S. Department of Labor

Disability-Related Resources from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Pregnancy Discrimination and Pregnancy-Related Disability Discrimination from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission