Guidelines for Documentation
The following documentation must be provided. Any reports or supporting documentation must be signed by a qualified professional and submitted on official letterhead.
- Most recent date of assessment. If the condition is progressive, or if the student expects a change in the condition in the next 12 months, documentation must be current (no more than 1 year old).
- Specific diagnosis of impairment using ICD-9-CM codes or equivalent criteria, and the assessment procedures used to reach the diagnosis.
- A review of pertinent history, the date of first diagnosis, and a prognosis. If the impairment is cyclical or characterized by fluctuations in level of functioning (including crisis episodes), this should be explained.
- Medical information that will be relevant in an educational setting, including medication/therapeutic needs: side effects of the prescribed medication/therapy, whether the student is still adjusting to the medication/therapy, comments on the student's medication/therapy compliance history.
- Discussion of the student's functional limitations. Are there substantial limitations to one or more major life activities (refer to list below) due to this condition?
- Recommendations for appropriate accommodations, with rationale for each.
- If this condition is, or could be complicated by other medical conditions, this should be discussed.
MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES include the following:
- Hearing
- Breathing
- Talking
- Standing
- Walking
- Sitting
- Seeing
- Caring for oneself
- Working
- Reaching
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- Performing manual tasks
- Sleeping
- Learning
- Reading
- Thinking
- Concentrating
- Memorizing
- Taking exams
- Interacting with others
- Writing
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