Fact · Accessibility and health
Under ADA Title II, a public college must give primary consideration to a disabled student's request when it chooses an auxiliary aid or service.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“a public entity shall give primary consideration to the requests of individuals with disabilities”
28 CFR 35.160: Communications (ADA Title II), Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (text of the Code of Federal Regulations), n.d., 28 CFR 35.160(b)(2).
Open the original- What it measures
- The rule covers how a public college decides which auxiliary aids and services are necessary for equal access.
- What it does not show
- Primary consideration is not the same as the student getting the exact tool requested. The entity may choose an equally effective alternative.