The Disability Resources for Students (DRS) office asks students who wish to establish services to provide documentation from a qualified professional that describes the disability and its likely impact on the student’s academic experiences. This documentation serves two purposes:
- to establish that the student is eligible for protection against discrimination due to a disability
- to augment information from the student regarding the nature and impact of the disability for understanding how university courses, systems and facilities may present access barriers, thus establishing support for reasonable accommodation (auxiliary aids and services)
To help you determine what documentation DRS is looking for, separate documentation policies have been created to better identify the kind of information our counselors need to effectively help students.
Examples of Learning Disabilities |
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| Auditory Processing Disorder | Documentation Policy for a Learning Disability |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dysphasia/Aphasia | |
| Dyspraxia (Sensory Integration Disorder) | |
| Visual Processing Disorder | |
Examples of Psychological Disabilities |
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| ADHD | Documentation Policy for a Psychological / ADHD Disability |
| Alzheimer’s disease | |
| Bipolar disorder | |
| Communication disorders | |
| Depression | |
| Phobias | |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | |
| Social anxiety disorder | |
Examples of Health Conditions |
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| AIDS/HIV | Documentation Policy for Health Conditions |
| Arthritis | |
| Back Conditions | |
| Cancer | |
| Cerebral Palsy | |
| Chronic Fatigue | |
| Chronic Pain | |
| Diabetes | |
| Epilepsy | |
| Fibromyalgia | |
| Lupus | |
| Migraines | |
| Multiple Sclerosis | |
| Muscular Dystrophy | |
| Parkinson’s Disease | |