Questions to consider:
- Think about how to describe your disability.
- How does your disability impact your day-to-day functioning? How does it impact you in school?
- Have you used accommodations in the past? What has been helpful?
- What barriers do you experience in the academic environment?
- In what areas have you experienced difficulty?
- Reading
- Visual tracking/losing place while reading
- Comprehension
- Reading speed
- Reading lengthy text
- Sustained reading
- Writing
- Spelling, grammar, or punctuation
- Difficulty organizing and putting thoughts on paper
- Sustained writing
- Handwriting
- Speed of writing
- Math
- Speed of processing information
- Taking tests
- Running out of time
- Distractible
- Anxiety
- Understanding test questions
- Attendance
- Cannot perform routine activities of daily living and/or selfcare to the extent that it impacts attending courses
- Sitting/Standing/Walking (for X amount of time)
- Physical mobility
- Access in classrooms
- Access to/from buildings
- Hearing
- Seeing
- Speaking
- Word-finding
- Public speaking
- Difficulty with verbal expression
- Self-confidence in school
- Motivation
- Attention /concentration
- While studying
- During lecture
- During tests
- Academic/study skills
- Time management
- Procrastinating
- Organizing time
- Estimating how long something will take
- Getting started
- Completing tasks on time
- Memory
- Short-term memory challenges impacting learning
- Long-term memory challenges impacting retention of new information
- Difficulty remembering directions given orally
- Coordination
- Restlessness
- Thinking
- Flight of thoughts
- Easily distracted in thought
- Difficulty focusing
- Fatigue impacting X (i.e. stamina, motivation, speed of completing tasks, etc.)
- Sleep (i.e. hypersomnia, insomnia, etc.)
- Other
Consider what accommodations you’d like to discuss:
Common accommodations include the following:
- Assistive Technology
- Alternative Formats (Braille, enlarged font, tactile graphics, reader services, etc.)
- Assistive Listening Device
- Notetaking Support
- Priority Registration
- Extra Time on Exams
- Reduced Distraction Exam Environment
- Sign Language Interpreting or Transcription
- Adjusted Attendance
- Adjusted Deadlines
- Other
Consider the various University experiences outside of the classroom that may require accommodations, or other important areas to discuss:
- Taking comprehensive exams
- Clinical/practicum as part of your program
- Study abroad
- Clubs/community building opportunities
- Are you on Academic Warning, Probation, or Disqualified, or is there anything unusual about your academic history?
- Are you looking for resources for any other types of services (i.e. tutoring, psychoeducational testing, therapy, etc.)?