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Question about the Disabilities services director (self.Blind)
submitted by Fit1mac2
is the director of Disabilities Services at my college allowed to tell anyone else about my accommodations?
pokersnek 2 points 5y ago
If they are speaking about accommodations for students who are blind in general, that’s legal. If they speak about you, your disability, or say that these are specifically your accommodations, then it is a violation.
pokersnek 2 points 5y ago
Well, inform her that HIPPA laws forbid her from giving away “identifiable information” about students. If she proceeds, you will be contacting your lawyer.
You don’t necessarily need to have a lawyer, but the threat is usually enough. When you send the email, I would copy the news paper on it as well. Tell them that if they publish it, they will be included in the lawsuit.
Here’s the tricky part. They can speak about you without using your name, and it’s legal. If they speak about your specific diagnosis, and someone can reasonably figure out that they’re talking about you, it is a violation of privacy laws.
You don’t necessarily need to have a lawyer, but the threat is usually enough. When you send the email, I would copy the news paper on it as well. Tell them that if they publish it, they will be included in the lawsuit.
Here’s the tricky part. They can speak about you without using your name, and it’s legal. If they speak about your specific diagnosis, and someone can reasonably figure out that they’re talking about you, it is a violation of privacy laws.
pokersnek 2 points 5y ago
If you’re in the US, the answer is no.
It is their job to make your accommodations official. You may choose to use them or not. You have to inform your teachers of your accommodations.
It is their job to make your accommodations official. You may choose to use them or not. You have to inform your teachers of your accommodations.
Fit1mac2 [OP] 2 points 5y ago
What would be your advice since my college director of Disabilities is offering information about my accommodations for a newspaper article without my permission?
[deleted] 2 points 5y ago
You may want to think about contacting the National Federation of the Blind and or a lawyer. This is not acceptable, especially if they are using your name.
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