Editing Herzing Issues: ADA and Disability Accommodations (section)

=== HU-025: Student formally requested 8-hour clinical shifts instead of 12-hour intensive days; no documented response in available evidence ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:14em" | Severity
| High
! Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Accommodation Request, Unresolved
! Date added
| 2026-04-30
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | ADA Coordinator / Clinical Coordinator
|}
'''Finding.''' The student formally requested eight-hour clinical shifts instead of twelve-hour intensive days; per the tracker, no documented response appears in the available evidence.

'''Evidence.''' Accommodation Request email (2025-11-09, from [email redacted] to ada@herzing.edu, emthompson@herzing.edu, ppitts@herzing.edu, rprashad@herzing.edu): "I am formally requesting that my clinical time be scheduled as 8-hour shifts instead of 12-hour shifts for the session I am registered for: Session: 02/23/26 - 02/26/26."

'''Reported statement.'''
<blockquote>I am not asking to reduce total required hours, only to alter the daily duration so I can participate safely and effectively. With narcolepsy, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and panic/anxiety disorders, maintaining alertness, emotional regulation, and safe clinical performance across four consecutive 12-hour clinical days presents a significant challenge and potential safety concern.</blockquote>

'''Standards.''' ADA/Section 504; 34 CFR §104.44; ADA interactive process obligations. Duration modification of daily shifts, rather than total hours, is a reasonable accommodation to evaluate. Failure to respond to a formally submitted accommodation request violates the ADA interactive process.

'''Impact.''' The student attended the intensive without knowing whether the accommodation was granted. For a student with narcolepsy and sleep apnea, twelve-hour clinical days present documented safety concerns; no response means no accommodation, and a potential ADA failure.

'''Notes.''' The accommodation was requested on November 9, 2025. The intensive was scheduled for February 23 to 26, 2026. No response is documented in the available evidence.

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