Pregnancy and Parenting Support
Title IX prohibits discrimination and harassment against any student or employee on the basis of sex, including pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or recovery from any of these conditions. Under Title IX, students, faculty and staff who are pregnant or experiencing related conditions are entitled to reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to educational and employment opportunities.
A reasonable accommodation is a modification to the academic environment or workplace that enables an individual to fully access educational and employment programs and activities. For employees, reasonable accommodations must be provided unless they impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business.
HOW DO I REQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PREGNANCY?
Accommodation Request Process:
- The student/employee completes the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.
- The student/employee confirms their Official Job Description and/or class schedule with the Office of Gender Equity & Title IX.
- The student/employee provides their healthcare provider with Official Job Description and/or class schedule and the Healthcare Provider Form.
- All forms are returned by fax to:
Division of Student Life
Office of Gender Equity & Title IX
Kent Student Center – Suite 250
Fax: 330-672-2600
Once all required documentation is received, a staff member from the Office of Gender Equity & Title IX will contact you and your direct supervisor/professor(s) to explain next steps and to begin the interactive process for implementing accommodations.