Documentation Guidelines
Accessible NU-Q staff and students work together via an interactive process to determine appropriate academic accommodations. The process works best when Accessible NU-Q staff has the opportunity to review documentation prior to an intake meeting.
The most beneficial documentation:
- has been completed in the last 12 months by a licensed professional in The State of Qatar unrelated to the student
- references a diagnosis of their condition
- defines the functional limitations they will experience in an academic environment
- recommends appropriate academic accommodations
Documentation is not intended to put a student in the position of proving their disability and is weighed in conjunction with the student's self report. It is important to remember that a diagnosis alone does not automatically qualify an individual for accommodations and the condition must have a significant impact on the student's functioning to be considered for accommodations.