Confidentiality Disclosure
Disability Resources (DR) is committed to ensure that confidentiality
is protected. Therefore, DR will not disclose your relationship with our office
nor information contained in your student-client file that is considered part
of your educational record and is protected from disclosure under the Family
Education Rights and Privacy Act.The DR office will follow these guidelines
regarding confidentiality:
1. Identifying information:
- DR will not release any identifying information about you to any person
unless it is necessary to provide access at the University of Kansas or with
your written consent, which allows us to only release information from your
educational records.
- In answer to a question regarding you, when you have not given written
consent, we may discuss related general information, policies and procedures.
2. Disability-related information
- Disability-related information includes documentation, correspondence,
file notes and accommodation records.
- Access to disability-related information is shared only on a need-to-know
basis and to insure appropriate access to education and facilities.
- At your request or in response to an inquiry, disability-related information
will be shared with University of Kansas faculty and staff to assure appropriate
access and accommodation.
3. E-mail communication
- The website lists our e-mail address for your convenience. However, no
e-mail is secure and confidential. Your screen name, ID, computer designation
or other personal information is transmitted with e-mail and could be intercepted
by persons other then the intended recipient.
- To facilitate confidentiality, DR is willing to conduct all business with
you by U.S. mail, phone and in person.
- If you choose to use e-mail you should think of it as a postcard not a
sealed letter, so select the content of your e-mail accordingly.
- University of Kansas and DR have placed appropriate physical, electronic
and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access
to e-mail, however, we cannot guarantee that e-mail communications are secure
and confidential.
