If you are a student or employee at MSU, and you have a disability that substantially limits a major life activity, you can register with the RCPD and you may be eligible to receive accommodations. This information is kept strictly confidential and self-identification is voluntary. However, if you have a disability, not registering with the RCPD may delay or compromise the availability of accommodations. As many reasonable accommodations require significant pre-planning, registration with the RCPD prior to situations requiring accommodations is essential.
Step 1
Identify
Formally identify as a student or employee with a physical, sensory, cognitive or psychological disability via RCPD's MyProfile web portal. For assistance with this step, read our guide.
*All fields must be completed in order to submit the request, if you are unsure what to put please contact the front desk
Step 2
Documentation
Once you've requested to register through MyProfile, you'll receive an auto-reply email from your assigned RCPD Access Specialist. To continue the process, you will need to provide your specialist with disability documentation via email, mail, fax, or drop off to the RCPD office (submission guidelines).
Step 3
Needs Assessment Meeting
Once sufficient documentation is received, you will be contacted to set up a needs assessment meeting to fully discuss accommodation requests (if you were originally assigned more than one specialist, we will consolidate your case to one person).
If you are an employee, the needs assessment will be conducted by an Employee & Labor Relations Accommodations Specialist.
Confidentiality & Mandatory Reporting
The RCPD adheres to strict standards of confidentiality in the management of student information. Since RCPD is the only holder of disability documentation, all disability-related documentation should be directed to RCPD (not other campus departments).
The RCPD staff are designated as mandatory reporters and must promptly report incidents of sexual harassment, sexual violence, sexual misconduct, stalking, and relationship violence that are observed or learned about in their professional capacity and involve a member of the university community or occurred at a university-sponsored event or on university property.
For additional information regarding registration and documentation for your disability, reference the MSU Disability and Reasonable Accommodation Policy. For assistance with the accommodations request process, contact our office: email, 517-884-7273.
Though RCPD staff enjoys a reputation of fairness, compassion, and integrity, the possibility always exists for disagreements about disability determination, appropriateness of accommodations, or service quality. In the event a disagreement arises, please visit our Dispute Resolution page.