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ATTENTION ALL REGISTERED AND REGISTERING STUDENTS

The following deadlines for the Fall 2025 semester are coming up!

Last day to have your ADRC registration appointment is Tuesday, December 2nd

Last day to activate your accommodations through iAdvise for Finals 2025 is Thursday, December 4th

Summer and Fall 2026 Enrollment

All Summer 2026 and Fall 2026 enrollment accommodation applications will begin processing in the Spring. Please submit your application now and you will be contacted in Spring.

Definition of Disability

An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.

Registration Process

Fill out our Application for Accommodation using your OU 4x4 and password to self-identify as a student with a disability and submit documentation to the Accessibility and Disability Resource Center. Information regarding the documentation can be found in our Documentation Guidelines.
Once your documentation and registration form have been received, it will be reviewed within 3 to 5 university business days. Please check your OU email account regularly because this is how we will contact you once your documentation has been reviewed.
If there is a need for additional documentation, this information will be provided in the email you receive from ADRC.
When you receive an email from ADRC, please follow the instructions in the email.
During the registration appointment, you and an ADRC Team member will discuss appropriate accommodations to provide equal educational opportunities.

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Documentation Guidelines

General Guidelines

Students in higher education are required to self-disclose their disabilities to formally request accommodations. This includes submitting appropriate diagnostic documentation of these disabilities. Diagnostic documentation must come from a licensed practitioner eligible to diagnose and treat this condition.

The rationale for seeking information about a student’s condition is to support the higher education professional in establishing disability, understanding how disability may impact a student, and making informed decisions about accommodations. Professional judgment is an essential component of this process (AHEAD, 2024).

Diagnostic documentation of a disability should include:

Documentation must be on letterhead
Name and qualifications of the treating professional
Names of any diagnostic tests or tools administered
Test results and summary report, diagnosis, and prognosis
Statement of how the disability impacts the student’s academic performance (strongly recommended)

The ADRC is unable to accept disability information presented on a prescription pad or a document with no identifying information about the health care provider.

The ADRC may be able to use patient portal documents if they include diagnosis and prognosis.

A letter with no disability diagnosis will not be accepted (e.g. illness, condition, disability)

The ADRC reserves the right to request updated or additional documentation as needed to determine appropriate accommodations.

Professional Judgment Statement

When complete documentation is not available, ADRC staff may utilize the student self-report and exercise professional judgment to determine a student’s eligibility for services and assign temporary accommodations.

Full Documentation Guidelines

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Fill out our Application for Accommodations to self-identify as a student with a disability and submit documentation to the Accessibility and Disability Resource Center.

Application for Accommodations

How to submit documentation

Documentation may be uploaded to the form or sent to the Accessibility and Disability Resource Center via:

Email: adrc@ou.edu
Fax: (405) 325-4491
Mail: 300 Kellogg Drive, Norman, OK, 73072.

We recommend documentation be uploaded to the form or sent via email to reduce the likelihood of potential delays in processing.

Confidentiality

All documentation of disability submitted to the Accessibility and Disability Resource Center will be held in confidence. Disability documentation provided by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other recognized health professional is not subject to free access under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).

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