Office of ADAptive Services Forms

ADA Accommodation Accessibility Forms Information Registration Student

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Self-Identification Process:

Accommodation Forms:

(Forms are completed when an appropriate reasonable accommodation is determined)

Florida SouthWestern State College proudly accepts our legal obligation with the Americans with Disability Act and are pleased to share the responsibility in providing equal access and equal opportunity to college sponsored activities and educational programs. The Office of ADAptive Services' (OAS) goal is to assist students achieve educational success by providing services that empower students while working within the limitations of documented disabilities. If you have a documented disability - permanent or temporary, whether physical, mental or sensory - you may be eligible for reasonable accommodations

The Office of ADAptive Services (OAS) requires students to provide current documentation of disability within the online Self-Identification & Initial Request Form process in order to determine if the applicant will be eligible to receive services and benefit from reasonable accommodations. The form should be completed with as much information as possible and supporting documentation of disability must be uploaded in PDF format. Documentation requirements are outlined below:

All documentation submitted must be current, within three years, and from a licensed professional who is an expert in the field of the disability. However, documentation of a permanent condition may be older than three years. The documentation must be in the form of:
- a comprehensive evaluation
- a letter on letterhead, not prescription pad note
  - name of professional
  - license number
  - contact information
  - signature
  - date
The professional documentation must address the following:
1. Diagnosis
  - For Specific Disability Documentation Requirements (PDF Document)
2. The disability’s effects on the students’ learning and/or academic endeavors
3. Recommendations for accommodations

The following documentation is insufficient, but will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis:

Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 plans, unless the individual is a dual enrolled high school student (will need additional documentation once they graduate high school).
- IEPs are contracts which were structured and agreed to with that particular school at the time they were written. They are not binding agreements with Florida SouthWestern State College.
- IEPs/504s may be helpful in determining the level of support and types of accommodations which were provided to a student in the past which may give insight regarding successful support in the postsecondary educational setting.
Letters of Accommodation from other institutions of higher learning may be accepted for transient students for the period of one semester, but these letters do not serve as documentation beyond that time.
Statements from the Social Security Administration. Their determination of disability differs in purpose and scope, and it does not provide information specific to the disability in an academic setting.

It is the obligation of the student to request accommodations and complete the Semester Request Form and Schedule Upload web form, at the beginning of each semester. Within the form you will need to provide only a PDF or Word document of your detailed class schedule. Retrieve your detailed schedule with the following steps: