NYCDA is committed to providing all enrolled students an equal opportunity to attain professional training regardless of disability. NYCDA believes that diversity is essential to our programs and affords reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. For a full explanation of students’ rights and responsibilities, please visit http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html

To request a special accommodation, please submit a completed Request for Special Accommodations Form and the Student Consent for Release of Records. Ask for the forms to be emailed or faxed to you by NYCDA’s Student Services Associate at studentservices@sft.edu The form, along with appropriate documentation from health care providers, should be returned to Student Services in advance of the start of the school year. Please note that appropriate documentation will be required and reviewed by Student Services and the
Academic Leadership Team, and communicated to faculty, as deemed necessary.

NYCDA is committed to accommodating individuals with disabilities if the individuals are otherwise qualified to meet the fundamental requirements and aspects of the educational program and/or safely perform all essential functions, without undue hardship to NYCDA and/or without altering fundamental aspects of the Conservatory’s educational program. NYCDA is an acting conservatory and we do not have a medical staff nor do we claim to make medical or psychological determinations. If your requested accommodations will compromise the delivering or receipt of educational information, NYCDA may recommend that you not
pursue this educational training.