{"id":605,"date":"2020-04-14T11:59:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T15:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/?page_id=605"},"modified":"2024-06-03T15:49:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T19:49:19","slug":"documentation-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documentation-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentation Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"academic-accommodation-documentation\">Academic Accommodation Documentation<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Students with learning disabilities should provide a copy of your grade 12 IEP or 504 Plan and the most recent copies of educational and psychological reports. Testing must be from chronological age 16.5 or later. The student must present a diagnosis or a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students requesting academic accommodations who are also under the care of a physician, clinician or other specialist should have their treating clinician complete and submit the Monmouth University Academic Provider Form below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-provider-form-academic.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monmouth University Academic Provider Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"meal-plan-accommodation-documentation\">Meal Plan Accommodation Documentation<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Students requesting meal plan accommodations who are also under the care of a physician, clinician or other specialist should have their treating clinician complete and submit the Monmouth University Meal Plan Form below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-provider-form-meal-plan-2023f.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monmouth University Meal Plan Provider Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"housing-accommodations-documentation\">Housing Accommodations Documentation<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Students requesting an accommodation in Monmouth University Housing must complete the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"1\">\n<li>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/reslife\/housing-information\/\">Residential Life Housing Contract<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/monmouth-accommodate.symplicity.com\/public_accommodation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Confidential Registration form<\/a>. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>If you are currently registered with Disability Services, submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/monmouth-accommodate.symplicity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supplemental Request <\/a>in your Accommodate file.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>Complete the student part of the DDS Request for Student <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-housing-sections-a-b-2023f.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Housing Contract Sections A &amp; B<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide appropriate documentation by submitting a completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-provider-form-housing-2023f.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disability Provider Information Form- Housing Documentation<\/a>. <strong>This form must be completed by a licensed professional<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"esa-emotional-support-animals-accommodation-documentation\">ESA (Emotional Support Animals) Accommodation Documentation<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"1\">\n<li>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/monmouth-accommodate.symplicity.com\/public_accommodation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Confidential Registration form<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>**<strong>If you are currently registered with Disability Services, submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/monmouth-accommodate.symplicity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supplemental Request<\/a> in your Accommodate file.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Read the Service and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-service-and-esa-animals-on-campus-policy.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emotional Support Animals Policy<\/a>. Once you understand the section about emotional support animals, complete and return the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/esa-process-and-procedure-form.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Signature Form for ESA Request Process &amp; Procedure<\/strong>.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the student part of the <strong>DDS Request for<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-housing-sections-a-b-2023f.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Housing Accommodations Sections A&amp;B<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide appropriate documentation by submitting a completed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-provider-form-esa-2023f.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disability Provider Information Form- ESA<\/a> <\/strong>Documentation. <strong>This form must be completed by a licensed professional.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In Section 6 on page 2 of the form, your clinician should note that you are requesting an ESA as a housing accommodation based on a disability related need\/diagnosis, and the type of animal you are requesting.&nbsp; Since there is limited room in this section, they also need to submit a <strong>detailed rationale<\/strong> on their letterhead that includes information about the established relationship you have with the animal, length of time you\u2019ve owned the animal, its therapeutic value in the treatment of your diagnosis, and any other information that supports your request for this accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\">\n<li>When all documentation has been received meet with DDS to discuss the request.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Documentation must be in PDF format. Documentation not in PDF format will cause delays in processing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-post-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Student Center\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/department\/disability-services-for-students\/\">Disability Services for Students<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\"><a href=\"\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Rebecca Stafford Student Center<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 571-3460\">732-571-3460<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Accommodation Documentation Students with learning disabilities should provide a copy of your grade 12 IEP or 504 Plan and the most recent copies of educational and psychological reports. 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