Registration for services includes the submission of a student’s disability documentation to the Office of Counseling and Accessibility Services, the review of documentation by accessibility services staff and an in-person intake interview with the student conducted by the accessibility services staff. Registration is not considered complete until all of these activities have taken place. Once a student registers with the accessibility services staff, the Office of Counseling and Accessibility Services will create letters disclosing a student’s non-retroactive accommodation plan to his/her professors. It is then the responsibility of the student to deliver these letters to his/her professors. Faculty are only required to comply with assigned academic accommodations once they receive an accommodation letter. A student retains the right to choose not to share his/her accommodation letters with his/her professors and retains the right to determine which accommodations he/she would like to apply to each class.

Formal documentation must be from a licensed medical and/or mental health provider and/or a qualified evaluator who is currently treating or who has assessed the student with a disability. Documentation should be current, generally no more than three years old. IEPs are acceptable, but documentation should also include other professional reports such as psychological evaluations, educational evaluations, neuropsychological exams, and/or physician reports and letters whenever possible. Depending on the documentation provided, accessibility services staff may require further and/or more recent evaluative documents. In general, documentation should include at least the following:

• Signed consent for release of medical and/or mental health records and information
• Psychoeducational Assessment, IEP, and/or a medical report from a licensed medical and/or mental health provider and/or qualified evaluator detailing learning or other disabilities
• The specific diagnosis or diagnoses constituting the disability/disabilities
• The medical and/or educational history related to the disability/disabilities
• The level of severity of the condition and anticipated changes to the condition, including any functional limitations and expected duration of the condition, etc., if applicable
• The date of the initial disability diagnosis and any changes in the condition since initial diagnosis
• Any current medications and treatment
• Recommended academic and/or non-academic accommodations

If you have any questions about accessibility services or accommodations, or if you would like to make an appointment to speak confidentially to a member of the accessibility services staff, please contact the Office of Counseling and Accessibility Services by cas [at] limcollege.edu (email) or call (646) 218-6048 to make an appointment.

The Office of Counseling and Accessibility Services is located in Maxwell Hall on the 14th Floor.

If you're an LIM student who is registered for academic accommodations, please complete the following Accommodation Request Form each semester.