What is documentation? What are the policies on documentation?
STAR provides academic accommodations based on each student’s educational needs as determined by the student’s verification of his/her disability and information gathered during the intake process. Examples of documentation that may be required are as follows: • Learning Disabilities – Recent psychological testing. • ADD/ADHD – Statement from a diagnosing professional stating: the nature of disability, date of diagnosis and recommendations for classroom accommodations. • Hearing Disabilities – Recent audiogram or ontological report. • Vision Disabilities – Ophthalmologist report giving visual acuity and degree of blindness. • Mobility Disabilities – Doctor’s statement or other medical reports stating the diagnosis limitation or restrictions and mobility aid being used. • Psychiatric Disabilities – Statement by diagnosing professional with nature of disability, date of diagnosis, and recommended educational accommodations.
