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Documentation Guidelines

Gonzaga University uses the documentation guidelines set forth by the Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
Please follow the guidelines below when providing documentation of a disabling condition.

Seven Essential Elements of Quality Disability Documentation
The dimensions of good documentation listed below are suggested as a best practices approach for defining complete documentation that both establishes the individual as a person with a disability and provides a rationale for reasonable accommodations. For the complete list of guidelines with details, please download the PDF here: Documentation Guidelines (or right click to save the file to your desktop). 

1. The credentials of the evaluator(s)
2. A diagnostic statement identifying the disability
3. A description of the diagnostic methodology used
4. A description of the current functional limitations
5. A description of the expected progression or stability of the disability
6. A description of current and past accommodations, services and/or medications
7. Recommendations for accommodations, adaptive devices, assistive services, compensatory strategies, and/or collateral support services

Documentation can be sent to:

DREAM
Gonzaga University
502 East Boone Ave. AD 19
Spokane, WA 99258-0019

Or Faxed to: 509-313-5523




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