{"id":6702,"date":"2024-08-27T16:24:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T20:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/?page_id=6702"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:41:11","slug":"requesting-accommodations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/current-students\/requesting-accommodations\/","title":{"rendered":"Requesting Accommodations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students with qualifying disabilities who are enrolled in Boston University courses or programs may be eligible for reasonable accommodations. DAS provides these reasonable accommodations to students with qualifying disabilities in three easy steps!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Fill out the online application: <\/span>New Student DAS Application<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Get us documentation of your disability. You can email (<\/span>access@bu.edu<\/span><\/a>), fax (617-353-9646), or drop off a copy in person (25 Buick Street, ste. 300, Boston, MA, 02215). We have gone paperless, so any physical copies will be returned to you. Please note that we receive faxes by email.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Make an appointment for an intake with one of our staff members by calling 617-353-3658. We apologize, but we cannot schedule appointments electronically at this time.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These steps are the same no matter what program or college you are enrolled in!<\/strong><\/p>\n

    We do require documentation of your disability before accommodations can be finalized, but you may schedule an informational session ahead of your formal intake meeting if you have any questions.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Documentation<\/h2>\n

    Appropriate documentation varies greatly depending on disability diagnosis, provider preferences, and the student\u2019s state or country of origin. Generally speaking appropriate documentation should clearly identify the diagnosis and its specific current impact on you, the student. If you have any questions, feel free to call or email us for clarification.<\/p>\n

    All documentation must be signed by a medical or mental health practitioner licensed to diagnose by their state or country of practice. Specialization (e.g., MD, NP, PhD, etc.) and license number must be included.
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    Generally speaking, the following documentation will probably have the information we need:
    \n*Full neuropsychological or psychoeducational evaluation, ideally from within the last three years and using adult metrics.
    \n*Clinical letter from a medical or mental health provider, on official letterhead, from within the last year.
    \n*Complete Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 Plans (except the Exit Summary) from within the last three years.<\/p>\n

    Accommodation letters from previous institutions, clinical notes, confirmation letters from standardized tests, diagnosis lists, images of your phsyical disability, SSI benefit confirmation and visit summaries usually don\u2019t have the information we need and should only be submitted as a supplement to other documentation. We cannot accept incomplete or partially redacted documentation.<\/p>\n

    If you or your provider are not sure what documentation to <\/span>submit<\/span>, use one of our disability verification forms, which ask specific questions based on the type of disability or accommodation:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Learning Disability<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. ADHD Disability<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Psychiatric\/Anxiety<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Medical Disability<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    6. Visual Impairment\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    7. Temporary Disability<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    8. Food-Related Medical Conditions\u00a0<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n
    9. Housing Accommodations<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Students with qualifying disabilities who are enrolled in Boston University courses or programs may be eligible for reasonable accommodations. DAS provides these reasonable accommodations to students with qualifying disabilities in three easy steps!\u00a0 Fill out the online application: New Student DAS Application Get us documentation of your disability. You can email (access@bu.edu), fax (617-353-9646), or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23972,"featured_media":0,"parent":6699,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6702"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23972"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6702"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7013,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6702\/revisions\/7013"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}