Information about a student's disability is confidential.  As a result, there may be times when you receive a request for accommodation from the Student Disability Resource Center without knowing which student needs the accommodation.  Most of the time, however, the student will approach you and tell you that he or she has a disability that will require some accommodation.

In either case, information about a student's disability or accommodations should not be disclosed without the student's permission.  It is up to the student to decide how much information he or she is comfortable sharing.

Faculty should use caution to avoid inadvertently identifying a student with a disability to classmates or other faculty.  Violation of confidentiality can present a legal risk to faculty and the institution.