Disability Services

Steps To Register

• Step 1: Completing the online registration form

  The first part of the process is completing the DS Registration Form. The registration form is a brief, online questionnaire. You can upload information/documentation with your registration or send it separately to Disability Services. If you don’t know how to answer any of the questions, you can leave them blank.

  After the form is submitted, you will receive an email confirmation that it was accepted. If you do not receive a confirmation email, or if you require assistance completing the application, please contact our office.

• Step 2: Providing disability information/documentation

  To help Disability Services better understand your needs, we need documentation/information describing your disability and how it impacts you. Information from health care providers, educational assessments, or other evaluations along with the information that you share during your meeting with the Access Specialist will help us understand how university courses, systems, and facilities may present access barriers for you.

  We will consider any information, including but not limited to records of past accommodations and services from high school, another college, state or high-stakes testing organization; formal psychological or medical evaluations, and letters from past health, education, or service providers.

  Documentation should provide information about the specific functional limitations caused by the disability. Recommendations should be directly linked to the impact or functional limitations associated with the disability, or medication prescribed to control symptoms and include a clear rationale based on the level of impairment. While recommendations about specific accommodations from medical providers will be taken into consideration, Disability Services determines what accommodations are necessary to provide equal access.

  Disability Services recognizes that some students may have difficulty providing disability documentation. If you have questions about getting documentation, please contact us.

  If you have information or documentation, you can submit it to Disability Services by:

  Bringing it to our office in Hogue 126
  Faxing it to: (509) 963-2587
  Emailing it to us
  Mailing it to:
  Disability Services
  Hogue Hall 126
  400 E University Way
  Ellensburg WA, 98926-7582
  Phone: (509) 963-2214

• Step 3: Attending an Access Planning Meeting

  Once your registration form and documentation have been reviewed, we will contact you to schedule an appointment for an Access Planning Meeting. During this meeting, you will work with an Access Specialist to identify barriers by discussing your disability experience and educational history. The Access Specialist will help you identify strategies, including accommodations, to eliminate disability-related barriers.

  To prepare for this conversation, you can consider the following:

  • What is your disability?
  • Are there any cyclical or episodic flare-ups?
  • Do you have ongoing medical treatment for your condition? If yes, does the therapy impact your ability to function?
  • How does your disability affect your learning, reading/writing, housing, dining, technology use, etc.?
  • What problem situations can you attribute to your disability?
  • How have you modified tasks or environments to compensate for your condition in the past?
  • What technology has been helpful to your success?
  • What support services have been helpful in the past?

  During the Access Planning Meeting, you will also learn how to request accommodations each quarter using the disability portal, learn about DS policies and procedures, and have an opportunity to have your questions answered.