Summary of disability documentation required
To enrol with Accessibility Services, you must include medical professional documentation that verifies the impact of a disability and recommended academic accommodations.
You can include this verification with your self assessment on the required Verification of Accommodation (VOA) form.
Accessibility Services advisors may request additional medical documentation to support an accommodation request. Disability impact related documentation may need to be updated over time to ensure that accommodation and support plans continue to meet the student’s access needs while studying at AU.
Additional or current medical documentation may be requested for various situation (i.e. appeals, student aid applications, sponsor requirements).
The medical professionals’ signature and/or stamp must be on the verification document.
Prescriptions are not considered valid documentation.
Review the below table to identify the type of professional verification that will be accepted to confirm the impact of a disability. If you have questions, please contact us.
| Type of disability | Documentation required |
|---|---|
| Hearing impairment | Audiologist report, or letter from a physician with an explanation of the degree of hearing loss, or completion of professional verification (page 6) by physician with details regarding how your disabling condition impacts upon ability to pursue post-secondary studies. |
| Visual impairment | Specialist report, or letter from a physician with a description of the functional limitations, or completion of professional verification (page 6) by physician/specialist with description of the functional limitations how they impact upon ability to pursue post-secondary studies. |
| Learning disability | Psycho-educational report from a Psychologist completed as an adult, or neuro-psychological report completed as an adult with details regarding how your disabling condition impacts upon ability to pursue post-secondary studies. |
| Speech | Speech language pathologist report, or completion of professional verification (page 6) by speech pathologist/specialist with details regarding how your disabling condition impacts upon ability to pursue post-secondary studies. |
| Mobility/agility impairment | Specialist report, or letter from a physician with an explanation of the nature of the mobility/agility impairment (functional limitation), or completion of professional verification (page 6) by physician/specialist with description of the functional limitations how they impact upon ability to pursue post-secondary studies. |
| ADD / ADHD | Psychologist report, or neuro-psychological report, or letter from a psychiatrist, or letter from a physician with details about the diagnosis, or completion of professional verification (page 6) by a psychiatrist/psychologist or physician with details regarding how your disabling condition impacts upon ability to pursue post-secondary studies. |
| Psychiatric or psychological | Psychologist report with a DSM diagnosis, or letter from a psychiatrist with a DSM diagnosis, or letter from a physician with details about the diagnosis including the DSM, or completion of professional verification (page 6) by a psychiatrist/psychologist or physician with details regarding how your disabling condition impacts upon ability to pursue post-secondary studies. |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder, Rett syndrome | Psychologist report, or letter from a physician with details about the diagnosis, or completion of professional verification (page 6) by a psychologist or physician with details regarding how your disabling condition impacts upon ability to pursue post-secondary studies. |
| Brain injury/ cognitive impairment | Neuro-Psychological report, or brain injury/cognitive impairment report/assessment, or completion of professional verification (page 6) by a physician/specialist with details regarding how your disabling condition impacts upon ability to pursue post-secondary studies. |
| Other permanent or temporary disabling condition | Completion of professional verification (page 6) by a physician/specialist with details regarding how your disabling condition impacts upon ability to pursue post-secondary studies. |
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