The Office of Disability Services, a division of Student Affairs and Campus Support Programs, is committed to providing an equal educational opportunity for all qualified students with disabilities.  The Office of Disability Services is responsible for initiating and coordinating services for students with disabilities at Huston-Tillotson University.

In order to establish eligibility for services, the Office of Disability Services may require documentation that both verifies the existence of disability and provides a rationale for reasonable accommodations.  Individuals seeking accommodations from ODS are required to provide diagnostic documentation from a licensed clinical professional familiar with the history and functional limitations of the student’s impairments. 

All documentation must adequately verify the nature and extent of the disability in accordance with current professional standards, techniques and practices.  Also, the documentation must be submitted on the official letterhead of the professional.  The report should be typed, dated, signed and include the professional credentials of the evaluator including information regarding licensure or certification.

Documentation and the nature of a student’s disability is confidential information.  All copies of documentation of disabilities submitted by the student for the purpose of determining appropriate ADA accommodations must be centrally housed in the Office of Disability Services.

This information is treated as medical documentation and handled under the same rules of confidentiality as other medical information.  Information regarding disability gained from medical and/or psychological evaluation will be considered confidential and shared within the institution on a need to know basis only.

Please refer to the Disability Services Handbook for more comprehensive information.