New and returning students
Student Accessibility Services is dedicated to providing students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in university programs, courses and activities through reasonable accommodations and services. Our office is here to support students, staff and faculty with accommodation requests, implementation, guidance and general information.
Students new to SAS: Register with Student Accessibility Services
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Submit an online application
To register, first complete and submit an Application for Accommodations. Inadequate and/or incomplete answers may delay the eligibility review process. Please contact SAS if you are having any trouble accessing the form.
Email: accessibilityservices@clarku.edu
Phone: 1-508-798-4368
Fax: 1-508-793-8877
Submit documentation
Students requesting reasonable accommodations must submit documentation of a disability to verify eligibility. Students need to submit documentation regarding the diagnosis/diagnoses that demonstrates a disability covered under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as amended (2008).
Please review our Documentation Guidelines for additional information. All documentation is kept confidential.
Additional forms of documentation may include:
- A letter from a qualified medical professional
- Psychological evaluation(s)
- Psychoeducational evaluation(s) with standardized test scores
- A physician’s medical records, etc.
Schedule an intake
Once the Application for Accommodations has been submitted online, you will be notified by email to schedule an intake to discuss accommodations, procedures, and services. The intake will typically last about 30 minutes where we will discuss your lived experiences with disability and how they may impact you academically and/or in your residential life.
Log in to Accommodate
After the intake, students will receive a Student Registration Notice regarding their accommodation requests and registration status. This letter will also contain steps on how to request your accommodations through Accommodate. Once registered, students log in to Accommodate to submit semester requests to send accommodation letters to instructors each semester. Students must communicate with each instructor to discuss the arrangements for receiving accommodations. In addition, accommodations are not retroactive, and instructors do not have to provide accommodations to students if they have not been informed of the need for accommodations by SAS.
Returning students
If you are a returning student to Clark who has registered with SAS previously, you will now be using Accommodate to manage your accommodations. Each semester you will submit as Semester Request so that SAS can send your Accommodation Letters to your professors.
- You can submit a semester request at any time prior to the start of the semester.
- SAS will send out your accommodation letters a few days prior to the start of the semester.
- If you add a course(s) after you submit a semester request, you will need to submit an additional semester request for the new course(s).
How to Submit Semester Request in Accommodate Visual Guide provides you guidance to the steps listed below.
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Once you have logged into Accommodate, you will select “Accommodation” on the left side of the screen.
Select “Semester Request”
On the left side of the screen, select “Semester Request”
Select “Add New”
After you have selected “add new”, select the correct semester from the drop down menu.
Select “Review the Renewal”
Select “Review the Renewal” to select accommodations by course OR select “Submit for All Accommodations” to add all accommodations for all courses.
Email notification
You will receive a notification email stating your semester requests have been received.
