Physical, Dexterity, and/or Chronic Health Conditions

Appropriate documentation should include an evaluation completed by a credentialed professional. The evaluation must make clear the current academic impact of the student’s disability in the academic setting related to the accommodations and/or services requested. Reports must include:

  • Name of the professional
  • Title and professional credentials, including licensing number
  • Date of the evaluation
  • Printed on professional letterhead
  • Typed
  • Dated
  • Signed by professional who completed the evaluation

Overall Summary and Evidence of Disability:

  • Reason for evaluation
  • Date of initial diagnosis/onset of condition and/or impairment
  • Information on nature, frequency and severity of condition
  • Expected duration and/or progression of condition
  • Current functioning in the educational setting (strengths and weaknesses, including current weaknesses that significantly restrict the student’s ability to perform in the education setting)
  • Relevant background information such as: developmental, academic, psychosocial, family, etc…
  • Discussion of prior appropriate accommodations

Comprehensive Evaluative Summary:

  • Statement of diagnosis or specific impairment, including DSM-5 code (s) from a licensed physician
  • Explanation of the type of functional limitations to major life activities created by the disability
  • List of current medications and other treatments, including potential side effects
  • Specific accommodation, auxiliary aides and/ or services recommendations for the requested accommodations with evidence from the supplied evaluation
  • Identification of the evaluator including name, date evaluation was completed and evaluator’s signature

Students are encouraged to submit all required documentation along with their online request at least 6 weeks prior to the start of the semester.

Submit questions, or inquiries for assistance in the accommodations process to accessibility@sacredheart.edu.

Adapted from: Connecticut Association on Higher Education and Disability Revised Documentation Guidelines