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Confidentiality

Disclosure of disability is voluntary and protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Disability information will be shared only on a need-to-know basis with appropriate college officials when coordinating disability-related services and accommodations.


Disability Information

Disability Information

Information contained in a student's file is considered part of their educational record and is protected under FERPA. Information may be released from the file in only three circumstances:

  • Court order
  • With the student's written permission
  • Internally within Dartmouth based on a legitimate educational reason

Internally, Dartmouth Engineering does not automatically notify a student's professors regarding a student's approved accommodations once the student has registered for classes; students are responsible for communicating with each individual course/professor regarding the accommodations they are requesting. Similarly, Dartmouth Engineering will not share a student's documentation or other information with an external entity unless the student requests, in writing, that this information be shared and specifies exactly what information should be shared and with whom.