Documentation requirements
In order to fully evaluate a student's eligibility for services and requests for accommodations and/or auxiliary aids, the Disability Resource Center requires documentation of a disability.
- Documentation must validate the presence of a disability, as covered under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and is necessary to support accommodation requests and provision of auxiliary aids and services.
- All documentation received by the DRC is held for 7 years from the student's last registration date, but is destroyed after that.
- For all accepted confirmed students who do not attend Southern- documentation is destroyed within the first week of the spring or fall semester in which the student was accepted to attend.
- The guidelines listed will assist in working with the treating/diagnosing professional(s) to prepare the information needed to evaluate a student's request.
If, after reading these guidelines, there are any questions, call the DRC at (203) 392-6828, 392-6131 (TTY).
To download a copy of the Disability resource center's documentation guidelines, please click the link below. documentation guidelines are arranged by category of disability.
