Accommodations Process
Letters of Accommodation (LOAs) are prepared in the order requests are made. Once
requested, it can take up to 14 days to receive the LOAs.
Note: Since accommodations are not retroactive and may take time to arrange, students are strongly encouraged to reach out to DSS as early as they can.
Accommodations are provided only after satisfactory completion of all of the following steps:
- Students must complete the DSS forms (Application to Initiate Services, Request for Accommodation, and Informed Consent) so a file can be opened for them.
- Documentation of disability (which conforms to the documentation guidelines) is delivered to Disability Support Services. It is the student's responsibility to ensure the documentation is received.
- DSS Coordinator analyzes the documentation to evaluate whether the requested accommodation(s) are appropriate for the disability and in line with university policies and practices.
- Students meet with the DSS Administrator to discuss accommodations. If a request is denied, possible alternatives and strategies are then explored.
- Letters of Accommodation (LOA) are emailed to professors and students simultaneously.
- Students are responsible for contacting professors to discuss how the approved accommodations will be administered, provided they do not compromise an essential component of the course/program.
- Should DSS proctor an exam, it is the student's responsibility to schedule it.
*Accommodations must be requested every semester.