Carlow University makes every reasonable effort to provide qualified applicants and students with disabilities with the opportunity to take full advantage of its programs, activities, services and facilities. The Disability Services Office (DSO) supports this commitment by arranging reasonable accommodations tailored to individual needs.
Students seeking accommodations are asked to provide documentation and comprehensive responses the questions below. This will help the DSO understand your current situation and identify access barriers that you may encounter during your time at Carlow University.
Students must complete the form below to initiate a request for disability-related accommodations.
Have questions or need assistance?Call 412-578-6257 or email DSO@carlow.edu
Please share if you will be attending classes in-person, online or hybrid.
Please share your disability diagnosis or relevant disability identity. Self-disclosing your disability is the first step in the process of requesting accommodations in the college environment.
Please describe specific disability-related academic challenges that you experience.
Please provide as much detail as possible in this section as it will help us understand your situation and identify access barriers that you may encounter during your time at Carlow University.
Please share any other relevant information about how your disability impacts you, not related to academics.
Some examples may be dietary needs, access to housing or disability impact in social situations.
Have you ever used disability accommodations and/or services in high school or another postsecondary institution?
Please describe any disability accommodations and/or services previously used in high school or at another postsecondary institution.
Please list the accommodations that you are requesting to address disability-related challenges.
Please note: Accommodations must be directly related to the functional limitations of your disability. An appropriate accommodation plan will be developed based on data collected from diagnostic reports and/or information gathered during the initial interview process. Appropriate accommodations are determined by the Disability Services Office and may or may not be reflective of past accommodations.
Disability related documentation should provide information on the functional impact of the disability so that effective accommodations can be identified. Criteria for the source, scope and content of documentation differs by disability type. Documentation may include assessments, reports, and/or letters from qualified evaluators, professionals, or institutions. Common sources of documentation are health care providers, psychologists, diagnosticians, and/or information from a previous school.
Additional information about documentation requirements is available on the Documentation Guidelines web page and is linked here for your convenience.