Un

niversity of Pittsb
burgh
Disaability Resou
urces and Services

140 Willliam Pitt Union

Pittsburgh, P
Pennsylvania 152600
4122-648-7890
Fax: 4412-624-3346
VP: 4112-536-5568

ESTA
ABLISHIING A DIISABILIITY
Individuaals seeking accommodat
a
tions from th
he Universityy of Pittsburrgh on the baasis of disabiility
are required to submiit documentaation to verify disabilityy and currentt level of imppairment undder
Section 504
5 of the Reehabilitation
n Act of 1973
3, the Ameriicans with D
Disabilities A
Act of 1990, and
the Amerricans with Disabilities
D
Amendment
A
Act of 20088.

1. Disab
bility Resou
urces and Seervices requ
uires curren
nt and comp
prehensive d
documentattion
in order to deterrmine reaso
onable accom
mmodationss. A disabiliity verificatiion form or a
mation mustt be submittted by each
h individual
document containing equivalent inform
requesting accom
mmodationss for the domain area m
most approp
priate for th
heir specificc
cond
dition (mediccal, psychia
atric, learnin
ng, attention
n).

p
l documenting the cond
dition must be a qualiffied specialisst with
2. The professiona
experrience or ex
xpertise in th
he domain for
f which h e/she is diaggnosing.

p
l should sub
bmit any ad
dditional doccumentation that descrribes the
3. The professiona
curreent impact of
o the condiition.

d
tion will be examined on
o an individ
dualized case-by-case iinquiry,
4. The documentat
speciifically look
king at the im
mpact of thee condition within the sspecific con
ntext of the
requested accom
mmodations.

5. Mediical recordss, case notess or medicall summariess used for other purposses will not
indep
pendently su
uffice as doccumentation.