Note: The University is not required to provide accommodations that result in a fundamental alteration of the program of instruction.
Students with learning disabilities, ADHD, Acquired Brain Injury or psychological disabilities should contact the Learning Disabilities Specialist to discuss accommodations and applicable documentation. Students are required to provide current documentation of a disability to the SSD office prior to receiving academic accommodations.
University of California guidelines identify specific requirements for documentation of learning disabilities, ADHD and related disabilities. Academic accommodations are determined, in part, by diagnostic recommendations identified in disability documentation.
UCR does not provide testing for Learning Disabilities or ADHD; however, students with the undergraduate student health insurance plan (USHIP) or the graduate student health insurance plan (GSHIP), who receive a referral from the SSD office and pay the $100 deductible fee, are eligible for basic assessments by local, designated practitioners. See brochures: "Undergraduate Student Health Insurance Plan" and "Graduate Student Health Insurance Plan".
In order to receive academic accommodations in a timely fashion, students are requested to complete SSD forms according to established policies. Before each quarter begins, students complete SSD request forms that identify individual classes in which the student wishes to receive academic accommodations. Upon completion and submission of forms to SSD, letters to faculty are prepared that identify the accommodations each student is eligible to receive.
Incoming students are encouraged to review Transitioning from High School to the University for Students with Disabilities. |