Procedure to Identify Disability and Receive Accommodations
- Student completes the “Disability/Special Needs Identification Form” sent by Admissions office and returns it to Disability Services by June 1 for fall enrollment and December 15 for spring enrollment.
- Disability Services sends the student a letter of acknowledgement, a request for documentation of the disability, and a copy of the “Guidelines for Documentation of a Disability.”
- Upon receiving the documentation, the Director of Disability Services reviews and acts on the request for accommodations. The student will be notified whether documentation is sufficient.
- First week of classes, the student meets with the Director of Disability Services and signs an “Authorization to Notify Professors/Staff Form” concerning accommodations. Subsequent semesters a student may just complete the form without meeting with the Director unless changes need to be made to the accommodations.
- The student arranges classroom accommodations with faculty/staff.
- The student is encouraged be a self-advocate and when needed enlists the help of Director of Disability Services.
- Each semester a student signs a new “Authorization to Notify Professors/Staff Form.”
Procedure for Enrolled Students
A previously enrolled student who acquires or discovers that he/she has a disability, whether temporary or permanent, submits documentation and follows the above steps. Testing for learning disabilities and AD/HD is available by special arrangement with off-campus professionals (fee).
Documentation for a Disability Must:
- Be completed by an appropriate specialist/professional
- Meet the guidelines as defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- Be current (within the last three years) and comprehensive
- State the diagnosis, severity, functional limitations, and suggested accommodations
