How to Access Disability Support Services

Notify the director of the DSS office that you have a physical or learning challenge and would like to request accommodations. The office is located in Room 013 in Theresa Hall (410-532-5379).
Provide the director of DSS with documentation of your disability. This is a written assessment by a medical doctor or licensed psychologist. This assessment should be current, having been conducted within the last three years. A specific diagnosis should be included, as well as specific recommendations for practical accommodations.
If you need referrals to get a new educational assessment done, the director of DSS can provide you with a list of qualified providers, including sliding-scale-fee and no-fee options. Referral List for Testing
Make an appointment and meet with the director of DSS to review documentation and write up an accommodations plan for each course for which accommodations are being requested.
Be aware that in order to receive a college degree, given reasonable accommodations, students with disabilities are responsible for mastery of the same course content, assignments and duties as are non-disabled students.
Students are responsible to present each professor with a copy of the accommodations plan before receiving specified accommodations.
Students are responsible to meet with the director of DSS at the beginning of each semester to make an accommodations plan for each course for which accommodations are being requested.