Student Accessibility Services

Requesting Accommodations

Creighton University is committed to providing services and resources to meet the needs of qualified students with disabilities, ensuring equal access to academic programs and University facilities. Guided by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the ADA Amendment Act of 2008, Student Accessibility Services coordinates the process through which all students request and receive reasonable accommodations, working closely with faculty and staff to meet individual needs.

Please note that diagnosis alone does not establish a need for reasonable accommodations as a Creighton University student.

Our goal is to understand how your disability individually impacts you so that an appropriate plan can be developed to meet your specific needs. We welcome medical documentation of your physical or mental impairment to help us make informed decisions. We value all relevant supporting documentation that you can provide to verify your disability and understand how disability impacts you as a student.

Examples of helpful supporting documentation include: an accommodation plan from your prior school; proof of accommodations used on standardized exams; a neuropsychological or educational evaluation; relevant medical records and reports of the impact of disability; vocational assessment; a statement from a treating provider or diagnostician that includes any of the following information:

• The current physical or mental impairment(s) and the history of diagnosis (including how the diagnosis was determined);
• Anticipated prognosis (if applicable);
• Specific symptoms, including frequency, severity, and triggers;
• The current treatment plan;
• The impact of the impairment(s) on major life activities and/or major bodily functions.
  • Major life activities may include caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working.
  • Major Bodily Functions may include functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions.
• Any professional recommendations or strategies that would mitigate the impact of the disability, including any relevant history of accommodations used in the past.

Confidentiality

Documentation of a disability is kept on file at Student Accessibility Services. Students must sign a release of information form before Student Accessibility Services may disclose information the individual’s disability and approved accommodations. Students must request communication from Student Accessibility Services to specific faculty, administrators and offices in order for accommodations to be provided by those faculty/administrators/offices.