POLICY

Students must provide the Office of Disability Services with documentation 
of their disability related to requested accommodations to receive support 
services from the office.  Documentation must be from a certified 
professional in the field of the disability.  An individual with a 
disability is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that 
substantially limits one or more "major life activities" or has a record of 
such an impairment.

    PURPOSE

    PROCEDURES

Major life activities include functions such as walking, seeing, hearing, 
breathing, learning, working, caring for oneself, and performing manual 
tasks.

Other forms of documentation that are acceptable include:

1. Deaf and Hearing Impaired:  Audiogram and/or audiologists report 
documenting a hearing loss that necessitates support services in order to 
participate in classes/activities.
2. Visually Impaired:  Report from ophthalmologist documenting eye medical 
disorder and disease.
3. Psychological Disability:  Diagnosis from DSM III, IV indicating 
functional limitations and how this disability might impact on ability to 
function as a college student.
4. Medical Disability:  Documentation of disease, illness, etc., from 
appropriate specialist functional limitations.
5. Adult Intelligence & Achievement:  Documentation of learning disorders. 

    AUTHORITY

In part: Section 504 of 1973 Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disability 
Act PL-101-336.

    APPROVAL

Office of Disability Services