About Essential Tasks

UNLV is dedicated to the equality of educational opportunity and is committed to the creation and maintenance of a campus environment free of barriers that effectively discriminate against those with disabilities. In order to assure complete equality in access, we must make reasonable classroom accommodations for students with disabilities, in the techniques we use in teaching them, and in the methods, we use for evaluating their progress. In the same vein, becoming a physical therapist requires the completion of a professional education program that is both intellectually and physically challenging.

The purpose of this page is to articulate the demands of this program in a way that will allow prospective students to compare their own capabilities against these demands.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants are asked about their ability to complete these tasks, with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation refers to ways in which the university can assist students with disabilities to accomplish these tasks (for example, providing extra time to complete an examination). Reasonable accommodation does not mean that students with disabilities will be exempt from certain tasks; it does mean that we will work with students having disabilities to determine whether there are ways that we can assist the student toward completion of all required tasks.

Prospective students who indicate that they can complete these tasks, with or without reasonable accommodation, are not required to disclose the specifics of their disabilities prior to an admission decision. Prospective students who cannot complete these tasks with or without accommodation are ineligible for consideration for admission.

Requesting Reasonable Accommodation

If admitted, a student with a disability who wishes reasonable accommodation must request it in writing, specifying the accommodation, through the Disability Resource Center. An offer of admission may be withdrawn if it becomes apparent that the student cannot complete essential tasks even with accommodation, that the accommodations needed are not reasonable and would cause undue hardship to the institution, or that fulfilling the functions would create a significant risk of harm to the health or safety of others.

Prospective students who have questions about this page or who have a documented disability that may require assistance will need to contact the Disability Resource Center. for coordination with academic accommodations. The Coordinator of the Disability Resource Center will route the inquiry to the Department of Physical Therapy, if appropriate.