Bard College strives to create an accessible and welcoming campus community for all students with disabilities. Students who may require particular accommodations to ensure access should register with Disability Access Services (DAS). DAS utilizes an interactive process to determine accommodations, including documentation and information gathering through direct communication with individual students.
Services for Students with Disabilities
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Registering a DisabilityStudents who request disability accommodations should:- Complete the Disability Registration Form (Please allow two to three business days for a response; for Annandale campus students only)
- Provide disability documentation to disabilityservices@bard.edu. See Documentation Guidelines on this page.
- Meet with Disability Access Services to discuss potential accommodations
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Disability DocumentationStudents requesting disability-related accommodations should provide current documentation that outlines the existing disability and need for disability accommodations. In addition to documentation, Disability Access Services uses an interactive process of ongoing engagement and dialogue with students to determine their accommodations.
Disability Documentation
Students requesting disability-related accommodations should provide current documentation that outlines the existing disability and need for disability accommodations. In addition to documentation, Disability Access Services uses an interactive process of ongoing engagement and dialogue with students to determine their accommodations.
Please note: disability documentation sent to Disability Access Services is not shared with Health Services. If you want Health Services to receive your documentation, you must send it to them directly.
DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES
Ideal disability documentation should:- Licensed Professional: Be written in English on official letterhead, signed and dated, by an appropriate licensed professional
- Describe Disability:
- Attest to the nature of the disability, diagnosis, diagnostic criteria, and evaluation methods;
- Functional limitations of condition;
- History of disability symptoms and treatment, and prognosis.
- Accommodations:
- Outline past accommodations that were helpful;
- Recommend accommodations intended to mitigate the impact of the disability in a college setting;
- Present a clear connection between the functional limitations of the disability and the requested accommodations. (Students with concerns or barriers surrounding documentation should contact DAS to discuss.)
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Accommodation Letter Request- If you are already registered and have an existing accommodation plan/accommodation letter in place, please complete the Accommodation Letter Request Form. Completing this form each semester notifies DAS which faculty you are requesting receive your accommodation letter.
- If you would like to modify your accommodation letter, please contact DAS for a meeting: disabilityservices@bard.edu.
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Contact
Erin Braselmann, Director
Rachel Flynn, Program Associate
Megan Brien, Administrative Assistant
Nancy Smith, Campus Accessibility Project Manager
845-758-7532
disabilityservices@bard.edu
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