What counts as documentation?

Academic Accommodations

• Previous high school supports: 504 plan, Individual Education Plan (IEP), Summary of Performance (SOP), history of Response to Intervention (RtI)
• Previous college supports: list of approved accommodations at previous institution(s), letter from disability professional at previous institution(s)
• Notes from therapists, primary doctors, psychiatrists, specialists, or counselors
  • Notes should include the student’s diagnosis, their functional impacts, the recommended accommodation(s), and how the recommendation addresses the functional impacts
• Psychoeducational or neuropsychological evaluation report. We do not require additional or updated psychoeducational or neuropsychological testing we will accept what you already have. 
  

• ODA’s Health Care Provider Form
  • This list may not include all types of acceptable documentation. If you are not sure that you have the documentation you already have is adequate, please email disabilityandaccess@ursinus.edu for clarification or we can discuss that with you during the accommodation request process.

Residential Accommodations

• All residental accommodations must be accompanied by notes from therapists, primary doctors, psychiatrists, specialists, or counselors
  • Notes should include the student’s diagnosis, their functional impacts, the recommended accommodation(s), and how the recommendation addresses the functional impacts
  • If requesting a single room students must provide a completed  ODA’s Health Care Provider Form that should include health care provider’s perspective on the potential effects of isolation on disability-related impacts. Information about frequency of counseling, support networks, and coping strategies is always helpful!

Emotional Support Animal Accommodations

• ODA’s emotional support animal policy and documentation requirements

Dining Accommodations

• ODA’s Dining Accommdations policy and process