Ferris State University, as are all postsecondary education institutions, is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as amended, and Subpart E of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).

Under postsecondary policy there are new terms and concepts that coincide with making the transition to higher education. Each has been defined to aid in your understanding of federal law:

• Accommodations
• Declaration of Disability
• Difference between entitled education and right to equal access
• Difference between IDEA and ADA
• Disability
• Documentation
• Equal Access
• Essential Course Activities
• Identification of Students with Special Needs
• Otherwise Qualified
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Self-Advocacy
• Substantially Limited
• Undue Hardship
• With/Without Reasonable Accommodations