AIM Instructions

Registering with the Office of Disability Services: 

1. Log into your ULINK
2. Select the Campus Services Tab
3. Locate the Disability Services Card (You may want to book mark this card as you will be using it often.)
4. Select ODS Application for Services on the Disability Services Card
5. Navigate to and select Start New Student Application
6. Answer all questions to the best of your abilities
7. You will need to upload your documentation before you can submit your application. (Documentation guidelines are available below.)
8. Once you submit your application and documentation it is important that you monitor your UL email.  ODS will email you with updates on your application progress.
9. Once your application is approved, you will receive an email with a link to our calendar to schedule your accommodation meeting.
10. Please remember that your are not registered and do not have any approved accommodations until after you attend you attend your accommodation meeting

Documentation Guidelines

The following guidelines are provided for students identifying themselves as having a disability for which services are needed. Documentation must be prepared by a licensed professional qualified to diagnose and treat the disability.

• The documentation must be typed or printed on the Letterhead of the practitioner or agency hosting the practice. Handwritten notes on prescription pads are not accepted.
• Documentation should be submitted directly to the student to submit with their application.

Documentation Content

Below is the information the University seeks to evaluate an individual's request for reasonable and appropriate academic accommodations.  Please have your provider include the following in your letter of support.

1. List the primary diagnosis, date of diagnosis, and any secondary/other diagnoses that may apply.
2. Describe your professional relationship with the student on which you are basing your treatment plan (e.g., type of treatment, length/history of relationship).
3. Confirm the student’s relevant medical or mental health diagnoses that you feel rise to the level of disability.
4. Describe how the student’s disability creates a significant barrier to full access in their academic courses when compared to their peers. Functional limitations and expected impact on academic performance must be included. (Please note that the impact must go beyond the typical nervousness that most people are expected to feel in a test-taking situation.) A statement of diagnosis does not provide the functional limitations that are expected to have an impact on your academic performance.
5. Provide your credentials with a signature (Name, Title, License, or Certification #)

How to request your faculty notification letters:

1. Log into your ULINK
2. Locate the Disability Services Card (You may want to book mark this card as you will be using it often.)
3. Select Access Accommodations on the Disability Services Card
4. You must first select, read, and sign your E-agreement before your can request your letters.
5. Select add requests under the current semester
6. Select the classes that you need accommodations for (you have the option to apply your accommodations to all of the selected courses)
7. Select your accommodations from your list of approved accommodation
8. Select submit request.
9. Your accommodation letters are sent to your faculty and a copy is also sent to your UL email.

How to schedule your exam with ODS and your Faculty:

1. Log into your ULINK
2. Locate the Disability Services Card (You may want to book mark this card as you will be using it often.)
3. Select Access Accommodations on the Disability Services Card
4. Under the Accommodations heading on your AIM dashboard locate and select Alternative Testing
5. The 'Schedule an Exam' screen will present a drop down menu, allowing you to select the course for which you wish to schedule an exam.
6. Once you have selected a course, navigate to and select schedule and exam.
7. You will be presented with a list of questions to answer about the quiz, exam or final that you are attempting to schedule.  Please remember that quizzes, exams, and finals should be scheduled for the same time that the rest of the class is taking them unless you had spoken to your faculty and they have notified ODS directly that they have approved an alternative time.
8. Once you have answered the question select "Add Exam Request" to submit your request.
9. If your exam request was successfully submitted, you will see it listed under Upcoming Exams scheduled on your Schedule an Exam screen.

How to Edit or Cancel an exam request:

1. Log into your ULINK
2. Locate the Disability Services Card (You may want to book mark this card as you will be using it often.)
3. Select Access Accommodations on the Disability Services Card
4. Under the Accommodations heading on your AIM dashboard locate and select Alternative Testing
5. The 'Schedule an Exam' screen will present a drop down menu to schedule exams and a list of Upcoming Scheduled exams.
6. Select "View" on the exam that you wish to change or cancel
7. You will be presented with a form similar to the one you filled out to schedule your exam that allows you to alter your exam request information and another card that allows you to select a reason why you would like to cancel your exam request
8. Navigate to and select Update Exam Request.
9. Any changes to existing exam requests must be approved.  You will receive an email to your ODS email to let you know if your change request is approved.

Requesting Additional Accommodations:

1. Log in to ULINK
2. Navigate to the Office of Disability Services Card
3. Select Access Accommodations
4. Under the Accommodations heading navigate to and select New Accommodation Request
5. Click on Start New Application
6. Complete the information on the form
7. Submit Request  

Accessing Course Notes:

1. Log in to ULINK
2. Navigate to the Office of Disability Services Card
3. Select Access Accommodations
4. Under the Accommodations heading navigate to and select Notetaking Services
5. Locate he Available Notes card and select View Notes