Registration Process

Please ensure you receive the appropriate application(s) for your needs. Below are the various types of accommodations.

• Classroom Accommodations
• Dining Accommodations
• Temporary Medical Accommodations
• Housing Accommodations

You can contact Accessibility & Disability Services to get the appropriate forms.

Receiving these forms helps us understand your needs better and ensures we can provide the necessary support to facilitate your academic and living arrangements at Mary.

Medical providers must also provide verification before you receive your accommodation. Please ensure that your medical provider has indicated the medical necessity of your requested accommodation. Contact Accessibility & Disability Services to get the appropriate documentation forms for medical providers in any of the following categories:

1. Classroom Request for Documentation.
2. Dining Request for Documentation
3. Residence Hall Request for Documentation
4. Temporary Medical Request for Documentation

Note: if your medical provider is unable to complete the Request for Documentation, you may provide any of the below forms of documentation instead: 

• A diagnostic report or a letter stating the diagnosis and describing the functional limitations of the disability. Ask the professional to provide their correspondence on their letterhead and follow our Documentation Guidelines
• Individualized educational program
• 504 Plan
• Letter of Accommodation from another higher education institution
• Vocational Rehabilitation evaluation report
• Social Security disability qualifying letter

Contact Accessibility & Disability Services if you have any questions regarding documentation.

Once the application and supporting documentation have been submitted and reviewed, Accessibility & Disability Services will schedule your intake appointment.

During the initial intake appointment, you can expect to:

1. Review the resources available to you
2. Discuss how your disability affects you in the classroom, residence hall, and/or dining hall.
3. Develop an accommodation plan
4. Review your rights and responsibilities

Submit appeals to any decisions regarding accommodations/exemptions/reduction in meal plans to the Dining Committee.

Vocational Rehabilitation is a state agency that provides services and assistance to individuals with documented disabilities. The Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act requires Vocational Rehabilitation to provide services for young people ages 14-24. Vocational Rehabilitation can provide youth services including tuition assistance for post-secondary education, assistive technology, and job placement services. We encourage our students to investigate their state's Vocational Rehabilitation services and resources.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 define disability as "a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities." Major life activities include, but are not limited to, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working, sitting, standing, lifting, reaching, and sleeping. This definition of disability includes mental/emotional processes such as thinking, concentrating, and interacting with others. The ADA protects individuals from discrimination if they have a record of such impairments or are regarded as having such impairments.