Equal Access to Education Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 states that "no otherwise qualified individual with a
disability shall, solely by reason of the disability, be
excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of,
or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
receiving federal financial assistance." To this end, Earlham
College is committed to providing equal access to education by
removing unnecessary barriers to enhance each student’s ability
to demonstrate his or her academic abilities. The Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) reinforced the provisions of the
Rehabilitation Act and extended coverage to the private sector
with the extension of access into all aspects of campus life,
including communications and other privileges and advantages by
requiring that all public facilities, services, and
communications be accessible to persons with disabilities and
that auxiliary aids and services be provided unless such
provisions place an undue hardship (