Disability Verification Requirements
Applicants/students are required to provide the following disability documentation to DSP in order to determine eligibility for DSP services.
Please ensure all disability documentation has been signed and dated by the person filling out the form.
Legal Blindness or Visual Impairment
- A copy of your most recent eye examination results from your ophthalmologist or optometrist verifying your legal blindness or other visual impairment. In general, applicants utilizing conductive lenses must have a corrected vision of not less than 20/200 to be eligible for DSP services.
- If you do not meet this requirement but have a visual impairment that significantly impacts your academic performance, you may still be eligible for services.
Deafness or Hard of Hearing
- A copy of an audiogram, administered within the last two years by your physician, audiometrist or audiologist, verifying the extent of your hearing loss.
- Relevant policy/practice: Communication Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder
- For learning disabilities, records of a psycho-educational evaluation performed by a qualified professional.
- For Attention Deficit Disorder, please have a psychiatrist or other qualified professional fill out the AD/HD Certification Form.
Relevant policy/practice: In order for DSP to assess the impact your disability may have on your academic performance, the verification you submit must meet either or both of these policies:
- University of California Practices for the Assessment of Learning Disabilities
- University of California Practices for the Assessment and Accommodation of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders.
Psychological Disabilities
- Please have your psychiatrist or other mental health professional complete the Certificate of Psychological Disability.
Relevant policy/practice: University of California Practices for the Assessment and Accommodation of Students with Psychological Disabilities.
Mobility Impairment, Speech Impairment, Acquired Brain Injury, Chronic Illness, or other disabilities not listed above
- Please have your physician or other appropriate professional complete the Mobility Impairments and Other Functional Impairments Due to Medical Conditions documentation form.
- All relevant questions must be answered or the submission will be considered incomplete.
Where can I get more information?
For more information on the Disabled Students' Program, including relevant university policies and practices, please explore this website. You may also call (510) 642-0518, (510) 642-6376 TTY/TDD, or write to us at:
Disabled Students' Program
260 Cesar Chavez Student Center, #4250
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720-4250