How Do I Request Accomodations?

Step 1:
Contact the Office of Disability Services at 732-932-2848 or dsoffice@rci.rutgers.edu to determine your Coordinator for Students with Disabilities. This Coordinator, or CSSD, is the contact person who will provide you with what you need to apply for services.

Step 2:
Schedule a meeting with your CSSD to provide documentation of your disability and to complete the appropriate paperwork.

Step 3:
Your CSSD will forward your documentation and forms to the Director of Disability Services, who will forward them onto the appropriate Disability Documentation Review Committee.

The process of review depends in part on the nature of your disability. Several review committees exist at Rutgers to facilitate this process. Each committee will make a determination of eligibility. If you are found to be eligible for services, the committee will decide which, if any, of your requests will be granted. Decisions regarding accommodations are made on a case-by case basis. There is no standard accommodation for any particular disability.

Each category of need has its own documentation standards and, in some cases, forms. Please click on the link below to see what is required for each kind of need:

Learning Disabilities
Attention Deficit Disorder
Traumatic Brain Injury
Psychological/Psychiatric Disabilities
Physical Disabilities
Housing Accommodations

Step 4:
If your requests for accommodations are APPROVED, the CSSD generates a Letter of Accommodation (LOA) which documents what accommodations have been granted. You are responsible for promptly collecting this letter and presenting it to faculty. The LOA must be presented to faculty at the beginning of the term (NOTE; STEPS 1-4 MAY TAKE UP TO 30 DAYS. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO INITIATE THIS PROCESS WELL BEFORE THE START OF THE TERM.)

If you are approved for accommodations in the middle of the semester, you are strongly encouraged to pick up the LOA as soon as it is ready and immediately deliver it to relevant faculty members.

If you have been approved for accommodations, you must request an LOA from your CSSD each semester that you wish to receive accommodations.

If your requested accommodations are not approved, you are encouraged to meet with your CSSD to discuss the reasons for the denial. Your CSSD may discuss further documentation that is required for review or may review the grievance procedure with you at this time.