How to Document your Disability

Documentation Required for Verification of Disability

In order to receive services at Cuesta College through Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS), a student must have a verified disability. The professional completing the Verification of Disability (VOD) form, must provide current documentation for review and determination of eligibility by a Cuesta College DSPS Specialist/Counselor. Documentation must be dated within 3 years of the request for accommodations, except in the case of Mobility Impairment and Psychological Disability when documentation must be within 90 days of the student’s request for service.

DISABILITY/ PROFESSIONAL

DOCUMENTATION

If attending high school, most recent Individual Education Plan (IEP) and the following:

Acquired Brain Injury

Neurologist
Neuropsychologist
Physician

Cognitive rehabilitation report/neurological assessment/medical report documenting the disability

Description of the impact on cognitive functions or how able the student is to take in and remember new information and produce reports based on new learning.
Educational Limitations
Recommended Services/Accommodations

Developmentally Delayed Learner

Psychiatrist
Psychologist

Regional Center certification and/or psychological report (usually WAIS III or WISC III) documenting the disability

Standard scores and/or descriptions of adaptive behavior levels
Standard scores (not grade level equivalents nor percentile ranks) from recent academic achievement assessment (reading, spelling, math, etc.)
Educational Limitations
Recommended Services/Accommodations

Hearing Impairment