Establishing eligibility as a student with a disability:
The Student Disability Resource Center will facilitate reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities admitted to Rice. A disability, as defined by federal law, is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities such as walking, hearing, seeing or learning. A Rice student requesting accommodations must self-identify and provide recent documentation of his or her disability to the SDRC. This documentation is used to establish the Rice student as an individual with a disability, and provides rationale for reasonable accommodations. New students that are admitted to Rice are advised to contact the SDRC following admission to ensure eligibility is established and any needed, reasonable accommodations are evaluated and approved in a timely manner. Accommodations are not retroactive.
Students at Rice who need to request an accommodation are encouraged to refer to the Disability Documentation Guidelines.
These guidelines help Rice students and their families know what information is needed to establish eligibility as a student with a disability that necessitates accommodations.
For students admitted to Rice who wish to document an Attention Deficit Disorder, the guidelines developed by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) are recommended. Refer to the ETS Resources for Test Takers with Disabilities at http://www.ets.org.