Documentation Criteria for Students
The Office of Disability Services (ODS) provides reasonable accommodations for eligible students with temporary or chronic medical conditions and/or disabilities.
Please Note:
- For all accommodations, appropriate documentation is necessary as outlined in this documentation criteria for students. In addition, you must follow the registration process for students for consideration for any accommodations.
- When requesting an educational accommodation, it is the student’s responsibility to provide ODS with valid and complete documentation which verifies the individual’s chronic medical condition and/or disability. Documentation will state the nature and impact of the medical condition and/or disability and will be used to develop a comprehensive, reasonable Individualized Accommodation Plan (IAP) for the student.
- All documentation which exceeds three years from the time of the request will not be accepted.
Requirements to Submit Documentation
(Download: Documentation Criteria for Students [PDF file])
- A typewritten statement from a certified health care provider on official letterhead, including a specific diagnosis. Statement must include a specific diagnosis AND a verifiable signature;
- If applicable, healthcare provider(s) will indicate current prescriptions and their effects (i.e. benefits, side effects, etc.) on the student’s ability to function within an academic environment;
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Healthcare provider(s) will submit:
- A summary of the effects of the students medical condition and/or disability; AND
- A detailed recommendation of the accommodations that will provide the student with equal access to Emory’s programs and services.
- Students who require accommodations on the basis of an ADD/HD diagnosis must also meet the criteria for Learning Disability (LD). Refer to Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADD/HD) Criteria and Learning Disability (LD) Criteria.
- Submit documentation and correspondence by mail or fax:
- Mail to:
Emory Office of Disability Services,
201 Dowman Drive, 110 University Administration Building., Atlanta GA 30322-0520 - Fax: (404) 727-1126
- Mail to:
When ODS has received the documentation, the student will be notified and an intake appointment with a member of the ODS staff will be scheduled.
ODS adheres to strict confidentiality guidelines as set forth by FERPA and other related governing regulations. Documentation will not be included in the student's academic file. Should you have any questions, please contact ODS at (404) 727-9877 [voice] or (404) 712-2049 [TDD].
