Documentation Requirements

If you are currently a Regis University student with a disability or are planning on becoming a student in the future and you are requesting accommodations, you will need to contact the Disability Services Office. We will review your documentation with you following specific requirements for Regis University.

Introduction

Individuals with disabilities who attend or plan to attend Regis University may need reasonable accommodations, modifications, or auxiliary aids/assistive technology, in order to have equal access to the programs and services offered. Students who need accommodations are responsible for requesting these services from and for meeting with the Disability Services Office at Regis University for the following reasons:

To provide documentation that supports the request for services; and
To discuss the request, the nature of their disabilities, and experiences.

Purpose

These documentation requirements have been provided to assist students in obtaining appropriate documentation from qualified professionals. Appropriate documentation of a disability is only one part of determining necessary accommodations. The provision of appropriate documentation to Regis University helps the student in educationg appropriate staff and faculty about the impact of his/her disability, his/her needs, and potential accommodations. Regis University may request documentation for the following reasons:

To verify the existence of a disability;
To assist in the collaborative determination of eligibility for auxiliary aids and services, and individual needs to minimize the impact of the disability
To personalize the student's right to equal access to his/her institution.

To learn about specific requirements for each disability, the following links may prove helpful:

Documentation Requirements for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
Documentation Requirements for Learning Disabilities (LD)
Documentation Requirements for Physical Disabilities and Systemic Illnesses
Documentation Requirements for Psychiatric/Psychological Disabilities
Documentation Requirements for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Documentation Requirements for Blind/Low Vision
Documentation Requirements for Head Injury/Traumatic Brain Injury

Additional helpful information

Professionals conducting assessments and rendering diagnoses of disabilities must be qualified to do so and should not be related to the student (see specific disability documentation requirements above);
Disability documentation should reflect current levels of skills, abilities and need for accommodations;
Documentation, for most students, should be no older than three years in order to reflect current functioning;
Students age 21 and older, who have had regular evaluations without significant changes in several years, may be exempt from the three year period;
Disabilities that are sporadic or degenerative may require more frequent evaluation as needed accommodations change.

Disability Services

3333 Regis Boulevard Mail Stop G-18
Denver, Colorado 80221
phone: 303-458-4941 fax: 303-458-3566
Located in the Life Directions Center, Room 118
E-Mail Disability Services

For comments or suggestions about the Disability Services web pages email the Disability Services Webmaster.

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