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How to Become a Client Documentation Requirements Accommodations and Services Rights and Responsibilities Transition from High School to University |
The student who has been accepted for admission to Illinois State University who has a disability and would like to receive accommodation services is required to complete the following steps before considered eligible for those services.
1. The student must self–identify to Disability Concerns to begin the process for requesting and receiving accommodations.
2. The student will be asked to provide documentation of his/her disability and complete a Request for Disability Services form. Services can not be provided without appropriate documentation.
3. The Documentation Review Committee will review the documentation submitted and the Request for Disability Services form to determine eligibility for services and accommodations appropriate to the student.
4. Once the Documentation Review Committee has reviewed the documentation the student will be contacted if additional documentation is needed. If the Committee has determined the documentation to be sufficient for the student to be eligible for services the student will be contacted to schedule and intake appointment with a Coordinator.
5. At the intake appointment the student and the Coordinator will complete the intake form and discuss on a case–by case basis approved accommodations specific to the student’s individual needs. The student will be introduced to the procedures for requesting accommodations and once the student becomes a full client, the Disability Concerns ID Card will be prepared. The student will be required to read and sign a Contract of Client Responsibilites for Disability Concerns.
A student with a disability is not required to contact Disability Concerns, nor will Disability Concerns force a student to use services. The decision to contact Disability Concerns or use services is made solely by the student.
Disability Concerns ID Card
When the student has completed the intake process and becomes a client of Disability Concerns s/he will be provided the Disability Concerns ID Card. The ID Card verifies that the student has a documented disability and lists the approved accommodations. This ID Card promotes an avenue for mutual discussion between the student and faculty about the impact of the student's disability in the educational setting. The student is responsible for initiating contact with the faculty to make an appointment to present the ID Card and discuss the accommodations. This ID Card is effective until the student is no longer a student at Illinois State University or the accommodations change.
