Royal Open University

Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Policy

Royal Open University  prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, mental or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under any state law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment. Furthermore, university policy includes prohibitions of harassment of students and employees, i.e., racial harassment, sexual harassment, and retaliation for filing complaints of discrimination. The Office of Equal Opportunity is responsible for formally administering this policy and its grievance procedure.

Disabilities – Rights and Responsibilities of People with Disabilities

People with disabilities at the university have the right to: equal access to courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities offered through the university; an equal opportunity to work and to learn, and to receive reasonable accommodations; appropriate confidentiality of all information regarding their disability and to choose to whom, outside the university, information about their disability will be disclosed, except as disclosures are required or permitted by law; information, reasonably available in accessible formats. People with disabilities at the university have the responsibility to: meet qualifications and maintain essential institutional standards for courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities; identify as an individual with a disability when an accommodation is needed and to seek information, advice, and assistance as necessary; demonstrate and/or document (from an appropriate professional) how the disability limits their participation in courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities; follow published procedures for obtaining reasonable accommodations.