Deafness or Hard of Hearing

Documentation for Deafness or Hard of Hearing must be submitted by a licensed diagnostician, such as an Audiologist or a relevantly trained medical doctor who has undergone comprehensive training in the assessment of hearing loss.

Your doctor or diagnostician must submit:

A fully completed Documentation of Disability Form and a copy of your most recent audiogram. The evaluation should be a complete assessment of your impairment and your current level of functioning in an academic environment. It must include:
- A statement and history of diagnosis.
- The procedures used to assess your impairment.
- The test used with dates administered and both aided and unaided hearing results.

Your diagnostician must list the substantial functional limitations and provide:

A full description of the resulting current difficulties and functional limitations.
The severity of each limitation and the impact and of these limitations on learning and functioning in this academic environment.

Whenever possible, your diagnostician should include:

Any recommendations regarding the academic accommodations and/or services needed for access.
A clear and convincing rationale for each requested accommodation and/or service based on the degree of impact of the impairment and the resulting functional limitations.
The history of accommodations provided in other academic settings.