Sample Guidelines from Towson University:

1. Call or visit the Office of Disability Support Services to schedule an appointment. The director or professional staff members are available to meet with students.
2. During your appointment, the staff member will discuss your disability and the types of accommodations that have been successful for you in the past. Be sure that documentation of your disability is available for review at the meeting. Documentation should be current (in most cases within three to five years of the current date, depending upon the circum-stances) and completed by a qualified practitioner. Assistance in locating a qualified practitioner to conduct an assessment is available. All documentation is confidential.
3. You will receive a memorandum for each of your instructors, specifying your needed accommodations. All services provided must be supported by the submitted documentation.
4. Give the memorandum to your instructors and discuss your accommodations with them during the first week of the semester. DSS staff is available to provide help with this, if needed.
5. Throughout the semester, DSS staff members are available to meet with you to discuss progress or problems and provide assistance. Types of direct services provided include help with time management, study and test-taking strategies, and reading and writing skills. Additionally, you will be informed about and encouraged to take advantage of appropriate supportive programs and services.
6. Students are responsible for reporting to the DSS at the beginning of each semester to request accommodations and services and to pick up memos to give instructors.