Office of Disability Support Services

To be eligible for services and accommodations through ODSS, students are required to provide written verification of their disability.

Documentation must be signed and dated by a qualified professional who has diagnosed the disability (see table below). ODSS reserves the right to request additional information if documentation is inconclusive.

The Office of Disability Support Services (ODSS) will determine appropriate accommodations based upon the functional limitations detailed in the medical/psychological documentation the student provides and through the intake interview. 

The Office of Disability Support Services (ODSS) strongly recommends that students request a reevaluation in their junior year of high school. This will benefit the student as most colleges require current documentation.

Documentation of each disability must be provided by the corresponding professional and is not limited to the following list:

** NOTE: IEP/504 PLANS, SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE (SOP) AND SOCIAL SECURITY AWARD LETTERS ALONE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.

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DISABILITIES AND PROFESSIONALS 

Attention Deficit Disorder:  
          Psychologist/Psychiatrist/Medical Doctor (MD/DO) --  Documentation should not be older than 5 years, and not prior to 9th grade; include a diagnosis and functional limitations.  If provided by a physician, must also be on letterhead stationary (prescription pad not accepted) and signed by the physician.

Developmental Disability:
         Psychologist/Psychiatrist --  Documentation should not be older than 5 years, and not prior to 9th grade; include a diagnosis and functional limitations.

Emotional Impairment:
          Psychologist/Psychiatrist/Clinical Social Worker --  Documentation should not be older than 5 years, and not prior to 9th grade; include a diagnosis and functional limitations.

Hearing Impairment:
          Audiologist -  Documentation must include an audiogram and should include functional limitations.

Learning Disability:
          Psychologist (signed by the professional who administered the testing) Documentation should not be older than 5 years, not prior to 9th grade, include a diagnosis and functional limitations.

Physical Impairment:
          Medical Doctor --  Documentation must include a diagnosis, functional limitations, be written on letterhead stationary (prescription pad not accepted) and be signed by the physician. 

Traumatic Brain Injury:
          Neuropsychologist/Neurologist --  Documentation must include a diagnosis and functional limitations.

Visual Impairment:
           Ophthalmologist, Optometrist or MD/DO   --  Documentation must state specific condition, level of vision (acuity and/or field restriction levels for both eyes).

Speech & Language Impairment:
          Speech Pathologist --  Documentation must include a diagnosis and functional limitations.