Revised May 2020
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Di
sability Resource Centre
Documentation Requirements
To
register with the Disability Resource Centre, a student must provide documentation from a medical
professional qualified to diagnose and confirm the presence of the disability or medical condition for which
accommodations are sought. This documentation must describe the student’s disability-related academic
functional limitations in order to help the DRC assess and establish the student’s academic accommodations.
The type of documentation and the qualified professionals able to provide it depends on the nature of the
disability.
Dis
ability or
Medical Condition
Qualified Professionals
Required Documentation (the DRC requires
one of the following documents)
ADHD/ADD
• Specialized health professional (i.e.
registered psychologist, registered
psychological associate,
neuropsychologist, psychiatrist)
• Treating family physician
• DRC Verification of Disability Form
• Neuropsychological or Psychoeducational
Assessment
Autism spectrum
disorder
• Specialized health professional (i.e.
registered psychologist, psychiatrist)
• Treating family physician
• DRC Verification of Disability Form
• Psychoeducational Assessment
Anxiety disorders
• Specialized health professional (i.e.
registered psychologist, psychiatrist)
• Treating family physician
• DRC Verification of Disability Form
• Other formal medical assessment or report
Chronic medical
disabilities
• Specialized health professional
•
Treating family physician
• DRC Verification of Disability Form
• Audiologist • Audiology Assessment or Report
Learning disabilities
• Registered psychologist
• Psycho-Educational Assessment.
Note: Assessments completed after the age
of 18 must be less than 5 years old. If the
assessment was done before you were 18
years old, please consult with a DRC Advisor.
Mobility disabilities
• Specialized health professional
•
Treating family physician
• DRC Verification of Disability Form
Mental health
disabilities
• Specialized health professional (i.e.
psychiatrist, registered psychologist)
• Treating family physician
• DRC Verification of Disability Form
• Other formal medical assessment or report
Visual disabilities
• Specialized health professional (i.e.
ophthalmologist, optometrist)
• Optometry Report
Head injury /
Traumatic brain
injury
• Specialized health professional (i.e.
sports medicine physician, registered
neuropsychologist, registered
psychologist, neurologist)
•
Treating family physician
• DRC Verification of Disability Form
• Neuropsychological Assessment Report
Temporary medical
conditions
• Specialized health professional
• Treating family physician
• DRC Verification of Disability Form
Other bona fide
medical conditions
• Specialized health professional
•
Treating family physician
• DRC Verification of Disability Form