Before Registering with ODS

• Prior to submitting an application for accommodations, lease review our Documentation Guidelines.

• When documentation has been obtained, please visit our Getting Started Webpage to submit your application. 

  • If requesting both housing and academic accommodation, all requests can be made in a single submission.

• Recommendations from documentation and student consultation are used to determine appropriate accommodations.

• Final determination of accommodations rests with the university.

After Registering with ODS

• Once you are registered and approved for accommodations you will request¹ Accommodation Letters at the beginning of each semester for the courses in which you want to use your approved accommodations. To request your Accommodation Letters for the current semester, submit a Semester Request in Accommodate by logging into MyMadison and clicking on the Accommodate logo under your "Student" tab. To learn more about Accommodate, visit our Accommodate Information webpage.

¹ Students must be actively engaged in requests for accommodations. ODS cannot act upon requests for accommodations from third parties.

• Once the semester request is submitted, your Accommodation Letters will be prepared and sent to the professor(s) of the course(s) you requested within 2 business days. To view the letters that were sent, log into Accommodate and click on "Accommodation" > "Accessibility Letters".

• It the student's responsibility to discuss the implementation of your approved accommodations with your professors. We recommend that you meet with them privately, raise their understanding of your strengths and disability², and work out the logistics of providing the approved accommodation. Since the primary relationship in the learning process is with the professor, students are strongly encouraged to take the initiative within the first two weeks of the semester, or earlier, as appropriate, to develop that relationship.

² Students are not required to disclose their disability to their professors

 If difficulties occur in the provision of approved accommodations and you are unsuccessful in resolving those issues, then you may appeal to ODS and request assistance with securing the appropriate accommodations. Appeals and requests for assistance should be made as soon as any difficulties arise. ODS will work with both the student and the faculty member or department to arrive at an appropriate resolution.