Disability Services: Students

Getting Started

Advisors in Disability Services collaborate one-on-one with students to establish and implement reasonable accommodations including but not limited to academic accommodations, dining accommodations, extra-curricular activity accommodations, and student-employment workplace accommodations. Disability Services also works in conjunction with Residence Life to provide housing accommodations to eligible students.

To determine eligibility, students in need of any disability-related accommodation should first register with Disability Services. To register, students must submit (1) a Request for Accommodations (RFA) form and (2) provide documentation of the disability in accordance with established documentation guidelines.

Only disclosures of a disability made to Disability Services using the Request for Accommodation Form or to Residence Life using the Request for Housing Accommodation form are considered valid disclosures of a disability to the College. Information about registering with Disability Services including the RFA Form and documentation guidelines are available on the Register with Disability Services page.

Frequently Asked Questions
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First Year Students
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Current Students
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Transfer Students
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Dual Enrolled Students

 

Current Students

Not Yet Registered with Disability Services

Current undergraduate and graduate students may request accommodations at any time during their enrollment with Young Harris College by registering with Disability Services. Students should register as soon as they become aware of a disability-related need for an accommodation.

Information about registering with Disability Services including the RFA Form and documentation guidelines are available on the Register with Disability Services page.

Register with Disability Services

New First Year Students

To determine eligibility, students in need of any disability-related accommodation should first register with Disability Services. To register, students must submit (1) a Request for Accommodations (RFA) form and (2) provide documentation of the disability in accordance with established documentation guidelines.

Newly admitted students may begin registering with Disability Services once they have:

  1. Paid their deposit
  2. Acquired a YHC ID number
  3. Established their yhc.edu email account

About IEPs and 504 Plans: A K-12 school plan such as an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) does not alone constitute documentation of disability but may be included in a student’s overall assessment as relevant background information. Young Harris College, in general, requires documentation from the diagnosing physician, psychologist, or other treating professional.

Information about registering with Disability Services including the RFA Form and documentation guidelines are available on the Register with Disability Services page.

Register with Disability Services

Transfer Students

Students should register with Disability Services as soon as they become aware of a disability-related need for an accommodation.

Transfer students may begin registering with Disability Services once they have:

  1. Paid their deposit
  2. Acquired a YHC ID number
  3. Established their yhc.edu email account

About accommodations at previous institutions: In addition to documentation outlined in the Documentation Guidelines, transfer students may submit letters of accommodation from a previous post-secondary institution as additional background information to support their accommodation requests at Young Harris College.  

Information about registering with Disability Services including the RFA Form and documentation guidelines are available on the Register with Disability Services page.

Register with Disability Services

Dual Enrolled Students

To determine eligibility, students in need of any disability-related accommodation should first register with Disability Services. To register, students must submit (1) a Request for Accommodations (RFA) form and (2) provide documentation of the disability in accordance with established documentation guidelines.

Dual enrolled students may begin registering with Disability Services once they have:

  1. Paid their deposit (automatic with enrollment in conjunction with partner schools)
  2. Acquired a YHC ID number
  3. Established their yhc.edu email account

About IEPs and 504 Plans: A K-12 school plan such as an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) does not alone constitute documentation of disability but may be included in a student’s overall assessment as relevant background information. Young Harris College, in general, requires documentation from the diagnosing physician, psychologist, or other treating professional.

Information about registering with Disability Services including the RFA Form and documentation guidelines are available on the Register with Disability Services page.

Register with Disability Services