New Student Disability Accommodation Request Form

Permission to audio record class lecture content for note-taking purposes only

Reasonable Flexibility in:

Attendance policies in order to manage medical episodes or to attend health care appointments related to your disability

Coursework due dates in order to manage medical episodes or to attend health care appointments related to your disability

Attendance policies and coursework due dates in order to manage medical episodes or to attend health care appointments related to your disability

You have the following responsibilities with this accommodation for reasonable flexibility:

Talk with your instructor early in the semester about expectations of the course and how much flexibility in attendance policies and/or coursework due dates will be allowed.
Notify your instructor before class/due date whenever possible.

Learn more about this accommodation and other frequently asked questions by visiting Student Frequently asked Questions (FAQ).

Accommodations for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing

Access to Captioned Media

Sign Language Interpreter

Computer-Aided Real-Time Transcription (CART)

Assistive Listening Device

Reader on Exams, Quizzes, or Inaccessible Coursework

Screen reader compatible with your device

C-Pen for printed materials

Other accommodations:

Accommodation Letters

Our team confirms and approves the accommodations to be provided through Disability Accommodation Letters. These Accommodation Letters notify your instructors on what accommodations to provide and are sent directly to you and your instructors' okstate email addresses.

Once we agree on accommodations to be provided, we will prepare and send Accommodation Letters for your semester's classes within two (2) business days of approval if you are enrolled in classes that have already started.

If you are enrolled in classes that haven't started at the time of your accommodation request, we'll send out your Accommodation Letters approximately one (1) to two (2) weeks before their start date.

Do you need all of the accommodations you indicated above in all of your currently enrolled classes for the requested semester and year?

Yes

Please specify your accommodation needs for the requested semester and year's classes below.

For example:

I need the above indicated accommodations in ENGL 1113 (CRN 12345) only.
I need one specific accommodation for ENGL 1113 (CRN 12345).
I need all of the above indicated accommodations in all of my courses except ENGL 1113 (CRN 12345).

Documentation of your disability

Please provide us with documentation of your disability as part of the accommodation process. This documentation must be from someone who is qualified to diagnose or help you manage your disability and should not be from someone who has a personal relationship with you.

All documentation will be stored securely within the OSU-OKC Access & Community Impact Office.

If you don’t have documentation of your disability available right now, no worries! We’ll be glad to provide you with one semester of accommodations without this documentation to allow you time to obtain it. We’ll just need this documentation before we approve a second semester of accommodations and beyond.

Proper documentation should contain all of the following things:

Your first and last name
Your date of birth or your OSU-OKC Student ID Number
The date the documentation was prepared or written
- Please note that for Learning Disabilities the best practice is to provide documentation that is no older than five (5) years.
The first and last name of the person who prepared the documentation
The specific name of your disability, for example: ADD/ADHD, Learning Disability – Written Expression, Seizure Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, etc.
A description of how this disability affects your daily life, for example:
- Problems concentrating or maintaining focus
- Takes longer time to process information
- Periods of depression or mania
- Extreme fatigue, difficulty performing daily life activities
- Pain in hands when writing
The projected progression or stability of your disability (if not evident by the name of your disability or diagnosis)

You can also use our Disability Documentation Form to give to your health care provider or diagnosing professional.

How to submit documentation:

Rights and Responsibilities of Students Receiving Disability Accommodations

I am aware that:

Accommodations are not retroactive and are in effect starting from the date on the Disability Accommodation Letter to the end of that listed semester.

It is my responsibility to contact OSU-OKC’s Access & Community Impact Office to request accommodations for each semester they are needed. For example, if you received accommodations for the Fall semester and want accommodations again for Spring, you will need to renew your accommodation request with our team by submitting a Current/Returning Student Disability Accommodation Request after you have enrolled for that semester.

The OSU-OKC Access & Community Impact Office can approve one semester of accommodations without appropriate documentation of my disability on file; however I will need to provide disability documentation before the OSU-OKC Access & Community Impact Office can approve a second semester of accommodations. I will contact the OSU-OKC Access & Community Impact Office if any issues arise that prevent me from obtaining that documentation.

It is my responsibility to contact the OSU-OKC Access & Community Impact Office if I need new accommodation letters due to a class schedule change or instructor change.

I am expected to meet OSU-OKC's essential academic, technical, professional, and behavioral requirements and standards.

If there is a problem receiving approved disability accommodations in my courses, it's a good idea to contact the instructor first, and that I can reach out to the Access & Community Impact Office if talking to the instructor does not resolve the issue.

A complete Disability Services Policies and Procedures document is available on the Access & Community Impact Office website at https://osuokc.edu/disability/policies.

I can initiate an appeal of any decision regarding my disability accommodations in alignment with the University's established grievance policies outlined in the Disability Services Policies and Procedures document.

Please click "Submit" to complete your New Student Disability Accommodation Request.