Step 2: Submit Supportive Documentation to DSS

In order to register, you must submit supportive documentation of your disability to DSS and then participate in an Intake Meeting.

Your documentation must be:

  • Recent so that DSS can understand how your diagnosis currently impacts you
  • Written/typed on official letterhead

Your documentation must include:

  • Statement of diagnosis and discussion of impact, including severity and/or expected progression
  • Description of methods/tests used in diagnostic assessment
  • Any relevant educational history (i.e. previous accommodations)
  • Any recommendations for specific accommodations in a college setting
    • Please note that while provider recommendations for accommodations are welcome and reviewed during the interactive process, such recommendation does not automatically bind DSS to approve and facilitate the accommodation.
  • Contain a physician/provider credentialing information (including licensing information), contact information, and signature.
    • The physician/provider should be appropriately trained and credentialed in the area of speciality relative to the diagnosis. For example, an audiologist would diagnose a hearing impairment; a psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical social worker would diagnose a mental health disability.
    • Provider may not be a family member/relative.

Please note that a high school IEP/Section 504 plan may not suffice as supportive documentation in all cases. However, you should still submit this to DSS for review.

DSS does not diagnose disabilities and does not provide referrals to evaluators or testing centers.

Missing one of the documentation criteria?

If necessary, DSS may ask for additional documentation concerning your disability and/or the need for accommodations.

You may have the evaluator complete the Disability Documentation Supplemental Questions on their professional letterhead and submit to Disability Support Services (DSS) with your primary documentation for consideration. Acceptance of this supplemental form is at the discretion of DSS.

Proceed to Step 3 –> Intake Meeting