AKA Letter Renewals
Students who have already formally registered with Catholic U's Disability Support Services and received formalized academic accommodations (classroom and/or testing), are expected to submit a request to receive an Academic Accommodation Letter for each subsequent academic semester.
Log into Accommodate to submit your Semester Request here.
To submit your Semester Request, students should:
- Select "Accommodation"
- Select "Semester Request" and click "Add New"
- IMPORTANT: All approved academic accommodations will display in the blue hint box. Please carefully review your list of accommodations. If you notice that any classroom or testing accommodations are missing, please contact our office immediately before completing this request.
- PLEASE NOTE: Some accommodations language have changed. All previously approved accommodations should still be present on your letter. If you have any questions or concerns regarding an accommodation whose wording has been adjusted, please feel free to contact our office. The intention, application, and spirit of each accommodation remains the same.
- Select desired Semester
- Select "Submit for All"
When to Submit Your Semester Request
Students may request a letter of accommodations at any time, and there is no deadline to request a letter. However, because accommodations are not retroactive (i.e. cannot be implemented for past absences, tests, projects, etc.), we strongly encourage students to request a letter well before the start of an academic term.
- For the Fall semester, we recommend students request a Semester Request in the summer (June-early August).
- For the Spring semester, we recommend students request a Semester Request in late fall (Nov.-Dec.), concurrent with course registration.
- For any Summer session, we recommend students request a Semester Request at the end of spring (April-June), also concurrent with course registration.
The length of time taken to create a letter of accommodations may vary, so we encourage students to follow these date ranges to ensure that their accommodations are in place in time for the start of their classes.
Please note that accommodations cannot be utilized by students until they have given their professor the letter of accommodations.
Do You Need To Request a Change to Your Accommodations?
If there is a new development in your diagnosis or if you have been recently been diagnosed with an additional condition(s) that was not considered when you initially registered with DSS, additional documentation likely will be necessary to consider a change to your accommodations. To request a re-evaluation of your accommodation plan, please submit an Accommodation Re-Evaluation Request form and updated Supportive Documentation in your Accommodate portal.
Visit our Accommodate Portal page and click open the Accommodation Change Request section at the bottom of the page to learn more about requesting a change to your accommodation plan.