Student Accessibility Services

Eligibility

To register with Student Accessibility Services, you must be a currently enrolled Coppin student. Any currently enrolled student who wants disability accommodations and services must:

• be an enrolled Coppin student
• identify as having a disability
• register with Student Accessibility Services
• provide appropriate disability documentation, as required 

Steps to Register with Student Accessibility Services

Currently enrolled Coppin students are eligible to register for disability accommodations and services. Please note: you must register with Student Accessibility Services for every semester you desire accommodations.

Step 1: Call or visit the Student Accessibility Services office to schedule an appointment with a Student Accessibility Services counselor.

Step 2: Present your disability documentation for review with your counselor. All disability documentation must be:

• complete and up-to-date
• no more than 3 years old
• from a certified professional, medical physician, and/or psychiatric physician

Student Accessibility Services may provide students additional opportunity to provide appropriate documentation, if original documentation is insufficient. Student Accessibility Services may also, as appropriate, assist in finding a qualified practitioner to conduct an assessment.

Submit Documentation

Step 3: Meet with your Student Accessibility Services counselor for your intake interview to:

• discuss your completed intake application
• verify disability documentation
• discuss and document requested accommodations and services
• identify campus and local resources
• review policies and procedures (i.e. confidentiality, grievance, federal law, etc.)
• review rights and responsibilities

Step 4: Review your accommodation letter(s) which you will receive via CSU email within 72 hours of your intake interview. Your professors will also receive a copy of your approved accommodations.

Step 5: Discuss accommodations with your instructors. Student Accessibility Services can also assist students and instructors with implementing accommodations as they relate to specific course requirements.

Step 6: Consult Student Accessibility Services throughout the semester, as needed. Student Accessibility Services staff is available to discuss academic progress or concerns, and provide assistance. Contact us at DSSP@coppin.edu.

Disability Documentation Requirements

All students who request accommodations must submit documentation of their disability to Student Accessibility Services Program. The documentation must be up-to-date and include a complete written evaluation from a physician, psychologist or other qualified specialist. In most cases, a diagnostic evaluation must have been completed within the last 3 to 5 years, depending upon the nature of the disability and individual circumstances.

The type of documentation needed varies with type of disability:

• Learning and cognitive disabilities require a psycho-educational evaluation
• ADHD and psychological disabilities require a psychiatrist's or psychologist's report
• Medical and physical disabilities require a typed letter or report from a physician

Regardless of disability, all documentation must provide:

• diagnostic information
• description of nature and extent of disability
• assessment information on which diagnosis is based
• reasonable accommodation recommendations to offset impact of disability in the university setting

Diagnostic providers

Our office keeps a list of clinicians in the Baltimore-Washington area who provide testing for ADHD, learning disabilities, and psychological disabilities. We share with students upon request.

Student Accessibility Services Guidelines for Specific Disabilities

The Student Accessibility Services Handbook provides guidelines for:

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Asperger's Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Blindness/low vision
• Deaf/hard-of-hearing
• Learning disabilities
• Medical disabilities/physical disabilities
• Psychological disabilities
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Temporary medical and physical conditions