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An applicant relying on this Category can provide an independently authored letter or report from professionals who know the applicant well (repeated interactions, significant time spent with the applicant). Rather than focusing on the applicant’s diagnosis per se or the self-reported symptoms that led to the diagnosis, this documentation should speak to the applicant’s current functional limitations and challenges in major life activities or activities of daily living (not just test-taking), how these limitations interact with specific barriers, and what types of accommodations have been necessary to ensure equal access and reduce barriers. The letter should articulate the applicant’s current functional challenges, current barriers to access, and the accommodations or modifications that are made for the applicant in the setting in which the professional knows the applicant. A letter or report from a doctor or psychologist that merely states the applicant’s diagnosis may NOT meet the requirements of Category A.
The following types of professionals can provide documentation to an applicant under Category A. Again, this documentation of a disability requiring a testing accommodation should come from a professional who knows the applicant well through interactions on a regular basis:
Documentation submitted under Category A must be sufficiently current to be relevant to the requested accommodation, and the professional must be neutral and unbiased. Documentation from friends or family members will NOT be accepted, regardless of their professional qualifications.
The letter or report for Category A must meet standard format guidelines:
The documentation should address the following:
There are some important things that an applicant should note about Category A: