Steps for Receiving Accommodations

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Steps for Receiving Accommodations

Apply for admission to CLC. After applying, you'll receive CLC login credentials (typically via email, within 1-3 business days). You'll need these credentials to access the Access & Disability Center (ADRC) application.
Gather your supporting disability documentation. You'll need to upload a copy of your documentation to submit during the application process.
Complete an online ADRC application. Supporting documentation will be requested as part of the application process. If you choose not to upload documentation when you submit your application, you’ll receive an email with further instructions for uploading documentation at a later time. However, please note that your file will not be reviewed and accommodations will not be provided until supporting documentation has also been uploaded and received.
After your ADRC application and supporting documentation have been submitted, the ADRC team will review the information you submitted to determine your eligibility for accommodations. Files are reviewed in the order in which they are received, and the review process can take up to 10 school days.
Check your CLC student email frequently. After receipt of your online submission of an application and documentation, we’ll contact you at your CLC student email with updates regarding your eligibility/approval for accommodations, and instructions to get any approved accommodations in place. Throughout the process, feel free to contact the ADRC with any questions.
After you’ve been approved for accommodations:
- If you’ve requested placement testing accommodations, we’ll email you with instructions for accessing them.
- Once you’ve enrolled in classes, contact the ADRC to set up a brief Zoom meeting. At this meeting, we’ll go over any approved accommodations, answer your questions and provide you with access to your current accommodations e-paperwork.
- To renew accommodations for future semesters: You don’t need to re-apply. Each semester, simply contact the ADRC after you’ve enrolled in classes for instructions on getting current e-paperwork for your instructors.
Students may apply for accommodations at any time during the semester. However, please be aware that accommodations are not retroactive.

Questions?
Contact the ADRC

Grayslake, B171
Phone: (847) 543-2474 
Fax: (847) 543-3055
adrc@clcillinois.edu

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What documentation is needed?

Documentation from a licensed professional serves as evidence of a formal diagnosis, and helps the college better understand how your disability might impact you. Your input is important in this interactive process as we collaborate in providing accommodations to assist you on your path toward achieving success.

Documentation varies, based on the nature of disability. However, documentation must include a diagnosis and impact of disability.

Ideally, the disability documentation you provide will:

Be recent (preferably dated within the last 3-5 years)
Include a diagnosis by a licensed medical/mental health provider who is qualified to speak to the nature of disability
Contain a narrative and/or testing data elaborating on the impact of the disability

Supporting disability documentation may be found in:

A full copy of a high school IEP, 504 plan, case study or evaluation*
An outside psychiatric/medical evaluation
Other medical documentation, such as a letter from a licensed provider
VA letter or paperwork (for veterans)
Some combination of the above

*For those transferring into college from high school, please note that disability law changes upon entering college. The information contained within any submitted IEP or 504 plan will be considered in determining eligibility for accommodations at the college level, but simply having such a plan may not be sufficient evidence to support accommodations.

If you have questions regarding what documentation is appropriate in your case, feel free to contact the ADRC office for clarification.

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