Academic Support Services Documentation Guidelines
Supporting Documentation should include:
- A specific diagnosis.
- A description of how the diagnosis was reached, methods and procedures, test results and evaluation of test results; relevant medical, family, psychosocial and educational history.
- Licensure and experience of health care professional.
- What and how any major life activities are limited by the disability/condition.
- Functional impact(s)/limitation(s) on the student, particularly as it applies to the academic setting.
- If relevant to the nature of the condition, the documentation should address the functional impact on the student living or dining within a community setting (i.e. campus housing and dining facilities).
- (Optional) Recommended accommodations, along with rationale tied to functional impacts/limitations experienced by the student.