How to Request Accommodations

1. Submit documentation of your disability.

You must submit documentation of your disability to DR if you have not previously registered and been approved for services. To receive prompt accommodations and services, your documentation must be approved 2 weeks before the beginning of your first semester of enrollment. Documentation may be submitted any of the following ways:

You may also hand deliver your documentation to Cornerstone if you are visiting Washington University. Criteria for documentation for each major disability are available here.

2. Meet with Director, Christine Street

You may reach Christine by phone at (314) 935-4153 or at Christine_Street@wustl.edu . Together, you will discuss your disability, history, documentation, and appropriate accommodations. You only need to meet with the Assistant Director one time, during your initial registration with DR.

3. Complete Registration Forms (Every Semester)

Students must complete a registration form each semester. This should be done by the end of the first week of classes to ensure accommodations. Return the registration to Sarah Scott, Disability Resources Coordinator. Also, remember to inform Sarah via e-mail of any changes in your information, exams, or class schedule at Sarah_Scott@wustl.edu.

4. Deliver Confirmation of Your Registration to Your Instructors

Following completion of your registration forms, letters will be prepared, usually within 48 hours, by DR for each professor in whose course you requested accommodations. These letters confirm your registration and accommodations, but do not reveal the nature of your disability.

The final step in your registration each semester is for you to pick up the letters from DR and personally deliver them to your professors at your next class meeting. At pick up, you will sign a form confirming that you have picked up the letters for delivery. Do not place the letters in your professor's mailbox or give them to anyone other than your professor. At delivery, briefly describe the contents of the letter to your professor. This will allow you to introduce yourself and to notify the professor that you are registered with DR.

If you do not deliver the letter to each professor, your professors will not know you have been approved to receive accommodations and will have no basis for providing those accommodations. Thus, if you want to receive accommodations you must deliver these letters directly to your professors immediately. Waiting to deliver the letters until just before your first exam will jeopardize your ability to receive accommodations.