Application Process

All requests for accommodations follow a standard process managed through the Disability Services Office.

How to Apply for Accommodations

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Read, sign and return the Student Rights and Responsibilities form to the Disability Services Office to acknowledge a clear understanding of rights and responsibilities under the University’s accommodation process.

Student Self-Disclosure

Complete, sign and return the Student Self-Disclosure form to the campus disability services advisor disclosing a formal request for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Student Release of Information

The Student Release of Information form advises the Disability Services Office of the diagnosing professional who will be providing the verification letter or filling out the Student Disability Information/Verification form. Please fill out this information, if necessary, and return with your application paperwork.

Student Disability Verification

The Student Disability Information/Verification form should be fully completed by your diagnosing professional (i.e. physician, psychologist or psychiatrist). The diagnosing professional will need to complete the form in its entirety; otherwise, additional information will be needed or the form will not be accepted.

Note: A diagnosis, classroom limitations and specific recommendations for accommodations by a doctor or other legally acceptable health care professional as defined by the ADA are usually required. Please make sure to leave the doctor’s, psychiatrist’s, psychologist’s or other appropriate health care professional’s office with paperwork, letters, forms, and testing information filled out correctly. It is your responsibility to ensure proper documentation. Prescription notes are not generally acceptable.

Fax Completed Paperwork

Fax completed paperwork to a campus disability services advisor for expediency.

Application Review

The Disability Services Office will review your application to determine whether the requested accommodations or any other accommodations might be reasonable.

Student Accommodation Agreement

Once reviewed, a campus disability services advisor will contact you to discuss any reasonable accommodations that might be made available. After the campus disability services advisor evaluates your situation, the Student Accommodation Agreement will be sent to you. Any agreed-upon accommodations will be documented in a Student Accommodation Agreement for you to sign and return to your campus disability services advisor.

Making Accommodations

Accommodations will be made available once a campus disability services advisor has received the signed Student Accommodation Agreement. Accommodations are not typically retroactive.

Requesting a Copy of Your Accommodation File

Once the accommodation application process is completed, your complete accommodation file will be housed in the Disability Services Office. Requests to view the file can be made by completing the Student Release of ADA File Information form.