Eligibility for Disability Services

According to the Americans with Disability Act, in order to be enrolled with Disability Services, a person must meet with each aspect of the criteria listed below:

• The person must be regarded as one who has a disability.
• The person must identify themselves to the institution.
• The person must present the institution with documentation regarding their disability and the documentation must reflect the student’s need for academic accommodations.

Definition of a Disability
Section 504 defines a person with a disability as:

• Someone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
• Someone who has a record of said disability.
• Someone who is regarded as having a disability.

Physical Impairment
Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfiguration, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems:

• Neurological
• Musculoskeletal
• Special Sense Organs
• Respiratory (including speech organs)
• Cardiovascular
• Reproductive
• Digestive
• Genitourinary
• Hemic and Lymphatic
• Skin and Endocrine

Mental Impairment
Any psychological neurological disorder such as organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness and specific learning disabilities.

Major Life Activity
Any function such as: caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working.