Questions to ask the disability services coordinator:

• What documentation must I bring to identify myself as a student with a disability entitled to reasonable accommodation? How current must it be?
• How is confidential information handled?
• Who decides if I qualify for accommodations?
• Are the accommodations I need available?
• How much advance notice is needed to have textbooks recorded on tape?
• Is tutoring provided? What is the cost?
• Are waivers or substitutions granted to students who, because of their disabilities, cannot pass certain courses, such as foreign languages or statistics?
• Are basic skills or study skills courses offered? Are they available for credit? Can they be counted as hours toward full-time status? What is the cost?
• Is there a support group on campus for students with disabilities?
• Is there an adaptive technology lab on campus?
•  Will I have both a disabilities advisor and a regular academic advisor? If so, will the two work with each other?

Questions the disability services coordinator may ask you:

The disability services coordinator may ask you these questions. Write down your answers and review them with your IEP manager, a teacher, school counselor or parent.

• What is your disability?
• How does it interfere with your learning?
• How comfortable are you in discussing your disability with teachers?
• What are your academic strengths?
• In what areas do you have difficulty or problems?
• What accommodations will you need?
• What kind of support services have you used in high school?
• What was most helpful?
• Are you willing to work harder than other students to be successful in college?
• How do you manage your time?