Self-identify to Accessible Educational Services by completing the intake form.
You will receive an auto-generated confirmation email when you submit the above form.
You will receive an email from AES with information on the next steps, sent to your IU account. At that time, we will set up an intake appointment. We prefer to meet with students in person, but an intake meeting may be done over Zoom if circumstances limit students' ability to travel to the campus.
You may submit documentation later, but you will ultimately need it before establishing eligibility. The documentation guidelines can be found here: Documentation Guidelines.
Step 2
Attend the intake meeting with AES. Be sure to check your IU email, as this is our only means of communication. During this meeting, we will discuss your request for services, academic barriers, academic accommodations, and other support that may benefit you.
Step 3
Request letters of accommodation upon approval of services. These must be requested through our Accommodate Student Portal. You are responsible for ensuring these letters get to your professors. Accommodations are not provided until the professor has received the accommodation letter.
The AES staff will explain the different types of accommodations, auxiliary aids, and services that are available through the office and may make recommendations. However, it is the student's responsibility to request specific services. The AES staff will either approve the request, approve an alternative accommodation, or deny the request. It is the student's responsibility to make requests in a timely manner. For example, it often takes several weeks to provide a textbook in an alternative format, so students will want to request it before the start of the class.
You will be asked to provide documentation of your disability to the office. If you suspect you have a disability but have not yet been evaluated or diagnosed. In that case, the AES staff may be able to provide recommendations to appropriate professionals or agencies who can provide assessment. The AES staff is not able to assess or diagnose disabilities.
When approved accommodations require faculty involvement, such as testing accommodations, an accommodation letter describing the accommodations is generated. Accommodation letters should be hand-delivered to the professor unless the class is strictly online; they may be emailed to the professor. Accommodations are not implemented until the professor receives the accommodation letter. It is the student's responsibility to meet with the professor to discuss the implementation of accommodations. The student is not required to disclose their disability nor explain or justify the accommodation.
Students are expected to take an active role in requesting and receiving accommodations. It is the student's responsibility to inform the AES office and the instructor if they are involved when an accommodation is not being appropriately provided.
Accommodations are provided on a semester-by-semester basis, meaning that students must re-request them for each semester they desire them. Students must do this through the Accommodate Student Portal.
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