Newtown Campus • Student Services Center • Rollins Building • 275 Swamp Road • Newtown • PA • 18940
(215) 968-8182 • (215) 968-8033 fax • accessibility@bucks.edu • http://www.bucks.edu/student/accessibility/
Adapted by permission from The Pennsylvania State University
Verification Form
Specific Learning Disabilities
Bucks County Community College’s Accessibility Office (TAO) has established the Verification Form for Specific Learning Disabilities
to obtain current information from a qualified practitioner (e.g., psychologist, neuropsychologist) regarding a student’s learning
disorder symptoms and their impact on the student and his or her need for accommodations. This Verification Form should
supplement information that is provided in other reports, including full neuropsychological or psychoeducational evaluations or
secondary school documentation. Any documentation, including this Verification Form, must meet Bucks County Community
College’s TAO guidelines for Specific Learning Disabilities. The person completing this form may not be a relative of the student or
hold power of attorney over the student.
A summary of the guideline criteria for documenting Specific Learning Disabilities can be found at the following web site:
http://www.bucks.edu/student/accessibility/student-info/. A summary of the guideline criteria for documenting Specific Learning
Disabilities is as follows:
1. Persistent learning difficulties and academic performance below expectations as measured by objective and statistically sound
assessments of aptitude and achievement
2. Educational history of learning difficulties
3. Functional limitations affecting an important life skill, including academic functioning
4. Exclusion of alternative diagnoses or attributing factors
5. Summary and recommendations
Section I: Student Information (Please type information or print legibly)