Documentation Guidelines
A formal assessment report is required to determine eligibility for requested, reasonable accommodations.Assessment Report
An appropriate assessment report will:
• Be typed on letterhead, dated, signed and be a complete, legible copy of the report
• Have the name, title and professional credentials of the evaluator clearly stated
• Identify a disability that substantially limits a major life activity such as caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working
• Identify specific and current functional deficits and the impact of the deficits as related to the student’s participation in a higher education setting
• Include a detailed summary
A. Identify the degree to which the disability impacts the student in the higher education setting
B. Identify the student’s requested accommodations
C. Identify additional accommodations that would be appropriate in the higher education setting, if warranted
D. Explain how each requested and/or recommended accommodation is substantiated through the assessment and would serve to mitigate the identified current, functional deficits
Assessment Report:
Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorders
• Evaluator is licensed or certified psychologist or neuropsychologist
• Complete intellectual assessment w/all subtests and standard scores reported; WAIS-III advised
• Comprehensive achievement battery that identifies current levels of functioning in reading, mathematics and written language with all subtests and standard scores reported; Woodcock-Johnson-III advised
• Specific areas of information processing including memory, auditory/visual perception, processing speed, executive functioning and motor ability
• Specific diagnosis and an individualized profile of strengths and weaknesses
Assessment Report:
All Other Disabilities
• Evaluator is appropriate to the disability
• The medical history and the medical diagnosis
• Description of relevant physical/sensory deficits
• Current medication regimen and side effects of the medications, if applicable
• A complete psychiatric assessment should be included when relevant
Office for Students with Disabilities
California University of Pennsylvania
250 University Avenue
Box # 7
California, PA 15419
osdmail@cup.edu
(724) 938-5781
(724) 938-4599 FAX
http://sai.cup.edu/osd/