MedCerts Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

MedCerts complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and state and local requirements regarding students with disabilities. MedCerts does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, or physical disability. MedCerts will provide reasonable accommodations or services to qualified students with disabilities.  MedCerts has designed protocol to make reasonable accommodations where applicable above and beyond current accessibility.

MedCerts is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities by meeting or exceeding the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. Regular testing (both internal and by a third party) is conducted to identify conformance issues, with processes in place for timely remediation of accessibility issues that are identified.

MedCerts is committed to providing an online educational experience that is accessible to users regardless of the user’s disabilities to satisfy the requirements of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.  MedCerts strives to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA (Guidelines”) of the Web Accessibility Initiative, to provide equitable access to our courses and resources. Beyond meeting compliance, we also continuously aim to improve the user experience for users with impairments, disabilities and/or using assistive technologies.

Contact [e-mail] if you are unable to access any of our web  or eLearning content.

Upon request, MedCerts can share our most recent Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT).

Accommodating Students with Disabilities

MedCerts complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and state and local requirements regarding students with disabilities. MedCerts does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, or physical disability. MedCerts will provide reasonable accommodations or services to qualified students with disabilities.

MedCerts will deem a request for accommodation or services reasonable if the request:

1. It is based on documented individual needs
2. It does not force the school to fundamentally alter the educational course, compromise its academic standards, or place the disabled individual in a better than equal position with non-disabled students
3. It does not impose a financial or administrative burden upon the school beyond which is deemed reasonable and customary
4. Is within the scope of the school

Students who need special accommodations should write a letter to the Director of Programs indicating the nature of the special needs. The student must also provide documented evidence of the disability.

MedCerts defines a qualified student as one whom, with or without reasonable accommodations, is able to perform the essential functions of program or course requirements.

Student responsibility includes:

• Following the accommodation procedure outlined above
• Identifying the disability to the Director of Programs
• Providing and incurring expense for current appropriate documentation (within five years), from a qualified medical or other licensed professional, of the disability and the accommodation or service needed
• Providing a signed medical opinion stating that with the reasonably requested accommodation or service, the student would be physically and/or mentally able to perform the essential functions of program or course requirements
• Being proactive in the submission of all required documents for consideration as accommodations are not granted retroactively

If a student identifies a disability that may prevent him/her from completing his/her program, completing an externship, or seeking employment in a field for which the program is designed to prepare him/her, MedCerts will take all information into consideration, including medical or professional documentation, when determining whether and what type of an accommodation will be made.