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Step 1: Request Accommodations
Step 1: Request Accommodations
Use this form to request accommodations. Current students must be logged into Guardian to open this form.
Step 2: Provide documentation
Step 2: Provide documentation
SDAS considers information from a variety of sources.
Option A: Download a copy of this form and send it to a qualified professional who is familiar with your diagnosis and current functioning. This may be your medical doctor, therapist, OT, case worker, or other care provider.
Option B: You may also provide a history of your disability and evidence of your current functioning. Examples include medical records or test results, a recent IEP/504, a psychoeducational evaluation, or a letter from your doctor, therapist, or caseworker.
Additional forms or documentation are required for some accommodations (such as housing and ESAs/emotional support animals, which require Option A or a letter that meets the same criteria)
Step 3: Complete an intake appointment
Step 3: Complete an intake appointment
Meet with an SDAS for a virtual or in-person intake to finalize your housing or academic accommodation plans.
Guidance on Timing and Deadlines
Guidance on Timing and Deadlines
Students should contact SDAS as soon as they have been accepted to Guilford AND are aware that they need accommodations. Referrals and support happen all year long!
Academic Accommodations
There is no fixed deadline for requesting academic accommodations. Still, timing can affect your experience. For example, if you wait until after the semester begins, you may be unable to make certain schedule changes or could experience a delay accessing your accommodations.
Housing Accommodations
Students should request housing accommodations when they fill out the next semester's housing application. While there is no fixed deadline for requesting accommodations, timing can affect your experience. For example, there may be limited selection available, or an impact on your billing.
Emotional Support Animals (ESAs)
New Students (FYs and Transfer): Students are encouraged to make ESA requests before housing applications are filled out. Exceptions will be made for emergencies and newly emerging needs.
How to send us your documentation
How to send us your documentation
Deliver: Hege Academic Commons (Library) 231 - there is a secure drop box just outside the door
Email: accessibility@guilford.edu
Mail: Student Disability and Access Services 5800 W. Friendly Ave. Greensboro, NC, 27410
The Role of Documentation
The Role of Documentation
Documentation will look different based on the student and their unique situation. SDAS staff will guide you along the way. We also understand that access needs are not always fully reflected in documentation alone. Student interviews, prior accommodation history, and information gathered through the interactive process may be used to supplement - and in some cases, may serve in place of - outside documentation when appropriate.
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