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What diagnostic information will I need for accommodations / academic adjustments in college?
 

"A student requesting academic adjustments is responsible for providing documentation that clearly identifies the disability and provides sufficient information regarding the manifestations of this disability to permit the institution to make a determination as to whether the requested adjustments are appropriate."

Haywood, Lawton and Associates, Eds. (1991). Documenting the need for academic adjustments. Disability Accommodation Digest 1(3). Boston, MA

Documentation for college accommodations/academic adjustments is similar to the documentation that is needed for admission/placement testing accommodations. The majority of two and four year colleges have adopted documentation standards.

Note: Because each college has its own policies, it is important that you contact the disability support services office at the college of your choice to ask about their documentation policies.

Most colleges/universities require that documentation:

  • Is current
  • Is signed by a qualified professional
  • Is based on adult norms
  • Provides information regarding current functioning
  • Explains how the disability impacts the student in an educational setting

 

 

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