DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
OFFICE OF DISABILITY SERVICES
LOW VISION OR BLINDNESS
Students requesting accommodations on the basis of low vision or blindness must provide documentation consisting of:
1. An ocular assessment or evaluation from an ophthalmologist.
2. A low-vision evaluation of residual visual function, when appropriate.
3. Suggestions as to how the disabling condition(s) may be accommodated.*
4. All reports must be in narrative form, typed, and signed by the physician. Chart or clinic notes are not acceptable as documentation.
*A history of accommodations does not in itself warrant the provision of similar
accommodations at UA. The final determination of eligibility for services rests
with the University of Alabama.
Please forward all documentation to:
Office of Disability Services
University of Alabama
133B Martha Parham East
Box 870185
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0185
This document will be made available in alternative formats upon request. Please contact the Office of Disability Services, (205) 348-4285 (Voice) or (205) 348-3081 (TTY) for assistance.
Revised, 6/2004
