Guidelines & Forms
Documentation Guidelines
There is an easy three-step process involved in your request for accommodations.
Step 1: Make the request
Step 2: Provide documentation meeting documentation guidelines.
Step 3: Participate in an interactive conversation about the request to determine whether reasonable accommodations are necessary and appropriate.
Here are the general guidelines to keep in mind when we are reviewing your documentation:
- The documentation you provide should be current.
- Documentation must be comprehensive. Make sure your documentation includes a clear and specific diagnosis as well as an explanation of current, functional limitations or barriers to access.
- Assessment of learning must be done using adult norms.
- Documentation for any disability must have been conducted by a professional qualified to do so for the particular disability.
- Accommodations and services are based on assessment of the current impact on academic performance or access to the university’s programs, facilities and services. An IEP, 504 plan or summary letter alone is insufficient to establish eligibility for disability support services.
- In the case of physical, health-related, psychiatric, head/brain injury and other disabilities, the documentation provided must include at minimum: a diagnostic statement with the date of the diagnosis, the current level of functioning and a description of limitations as they relate to the university’s physical and educational environment.
- The Office of Disability Support Services will review your documentation to determine if/which accommodations will be made.
- Documentation guidelines for ADHD, learning disabilities, psychiatric disorders and other specific disabilities are more detailed.
Disability-Specific Forms
- Accommodation Request
- New Assistance Animal Request
- Continuing Assistance Animal Request
- Housing Request
- Meal Plan Request
- ADHD
- Allergy and/or Asthma Related Disabilities
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Learning Disability
- Medical/Physical Disability
- Permission for Release of Information form
- Psychological/Psychiatric Disability
- Temporary Disability Verification Form
- Visual Impairment Disability
Know the Facts
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- The Americans with Disabilities Act Amended
- Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
- Making the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities
Faculty Resources
The Office of Disability Support Services has created a library of resources for faculty and staff members to educate themselves about how to keep Wingate accessible and available for all students. Please use the button below to access the Canvas page.