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The SSD Office keeps undergraduate disability records for seven (7) years and graduate disability records for ten (10) years. The SSD Office keeps these records in a locked storage facility, and only the SSD Office can access them. The SSD Office shreds records at the end of the retention period.

An alumnus/alumna may request a copy of their disability documentation by writing or emailing Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities (disabilityservices@citadel.edu). The alumnus/alumna should provide their full name at graduation, CWID number, and mailing address. There is no charge for the copy.

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):

The term ‘disability’ means, with respect to the individual—

• A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual;
• A record of such an impairment; or
• Being considered to have such an impairment.

In general, major life activities include, but are not limited to, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working.

A student with a disability registers with the SSD office by presenting documentation of a disability. Guidelines for documentation can be found on this website under the ‘Disability Services’ tab.

Once the student has provided the appropriate documentation, they meet with Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities to determine accommodations and services. The student is also informed about the process for obtaining accommodation letters, how the university delivers them to faculty, and test-taking procedures.

Accommodations are based on the student’s self-report, observation and interaction with the student, and third-party documentation of the disability(s). The Associate Director of the SSC – Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities and the student determine the appropriate accommodations. Accommodations should not change course requirements. Professors are not required to make and should not make accommodations for a student unless the student has provided an accommodation letter from the 91ÁÔÆæ Success Center.

A student may bring an accommodation letter to a professor at any time during a semester, and accommodations start at that time. Accommodations are not retroactive. 91ÁÔÆæs should know that they must present letters promptly, not on the day of a test.

Please contact the Assistant Director of Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities to discuss your concern. The SSC will work with you and the student to find a reasonable accommodation to meet a particular situation. Please provide the recommended accommodation until we reach a resolution.

If, during the course of the semester, a student displays one or more of the following characteristics, you may suggest that they discuss these difficulties with the Assistant Director:

• Effort exceeds returns
• Poor written expression
• Severe math errors
• Poor reading/listening comprehension
• Severe test anxiety
• Good class participation, poor test performance, and vice versa

Disability information is confidential, and a faculty member should not reveal a student’s disability or the fact that a student uses accommodations to anyone at any time. If a student provides disability documentation, please send the student to Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities with the documentation. Please do not keep a copy of the documentation.

Yes. If possible, students should visit all the schools they’re interested in attending. Take a tour. Meet with the admissions office. Meet with the director of the disability services office (part of the 91ÁÔÆæ Success Center at 91ÁÔÆæ) and ask questions about services. Just like any other prospective student, students with disabilities need to plan.

No. 91ÁÔÆæs must provide their documentation to the Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities in the SSC. 91ÁÔÆæs should not send this information with their application packet.

91ÁÔÆæ has established documentation guidelines that are available under the Disability Services tab of the SSD website. For more information, visit under Disability Documentation. Because the student and their family must pay for new or updated documentation, contact SSD to determine what the student needs. The Assistant Director will review current documentation and inform the student if it meets 91ÁÔÆæ documentation guidelines and, if not, what additional information is needed.

Accommodations are based on documentation and are established to support the student with a disability in the academic setting. The Assistant Director of Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities and the student determine the appropriate accommodations. Accommodations should not change course requirements. Professors are not required to make and should not make accommodations for a student unless the student has provided an accommodation letter from the 91ÁÔÆæ Success Center. There are no fees charged for services through the SSC.

No. All student documentation, regardless of the disability, is confidential. We would not release it to a potential employer without the student’s signed consent.

Services include, but are not limited to:

• Learning Assistance (study skills, time management, etc.)
• Test-taking accommodations
• Alternate textbook format
• Note-taking alternatives
• Priority registration
• Digital Audio Recorders

Parents are encouraged to contact the Assistant Director of Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities anytime they feel their child may need assistance.

• Be your own self-advocate and identify yourself as a student with a disability to Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities.
• Provide appropriate documentation of your disability.
• Meet with Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities to determine appropriate accommodations.
• Deliver accommodation letters to professors.
• Continue to meet with professors, the Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities, and academic coaches throughout the semester as needed.

No. All student documentation regarding a disability is confidential. We will not release it to a potential employer without the student’s signed consent. Faculty members also may not inform a potential employer that a student has a disability or used accommodations while at 91ÁÔÆæ.

Accommodations are based on documentation and are established to support the student with a disability in the academic setting. Services for 91ÁÔÆæs with Disabilities and the student determine the appropriate accommodations.

A student may bring an accommodation letter to a professor at any time during a semester, and the accommodation begins then. Accommodations are not retroactive. 91ÁÔÆæs should present letters promptly, not on test day. 91ÁÔÆæs need to request accommodation letters each semester.

Files are kept in storage for seven (7) years after a student graduates or after the last date of enrollment at 91ÁÔÆæ. After 7 years, we will shred the files.