Registration Process

Temporary Registrations

Students with a temporary injury (e.g. broken arm, concussion, surgery recovery) do not need to submit an application. Instead, call the office during business hours (M-F 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) at 419-755-4304. If your injury is not readily observable, such as a concussion, please have a doctor’s note or other relevant documentation ready to send via email.

Standard Registrations

Step 1: Submit a New Student Application and upload documentation.

The New Student Application helps SLDS better understand the impacts of your disability and your accommodation requests. The application includes a file upload feature to provide SLDS with your disability documentation.

• For guidance on the documentation required, review our Documentation Guidelines.
• Click here to download our Disability Verification Form (which is one way that a medical professional can provide you with disability documentation).
• Student veterans whose medical conditions are on file with the VA are encouraged to contact Ed Mathews, Ohio State VetSuccess on Campus Counselor. Ed can help verify your conditions on file with the VA and provide documentation to you in an expedited manner.
• Students with readily observable disabilities (e.g. wheelchair user, white cane user) can contact SLDS after submitting your application in lieu of uploading documentation.
• For assistance with the New Student Application, please review our Instructions page or contact Michelle McGregor at 419-755-4304

Step 2: If approved, you will receive a “Schedule Your Welcome Meeting with SLDS” email to your Buckeyemail account.

• To ensure that you do not miss important emails from SLDS, we encourage you to either (1) add the domain "post.accessiblelearning.com" to your safe sender list (click here for Outlook 365 instructions), or (2) regularly check your junk mail folder.
• Typically, these emails are sent within three business days of documentation receipt.
• If not approved, the email will provide instructions for how to provide sufficient documentation.

Step 3: Schedule and attend your Welcome Meeting.

• The email you receive will indicate your assigned Access Specialist (based on your academic college/program). Though you may schedule with another member of the Access Specialist team for your Welcome Meeting if availability/timing is a concern.
• During your Welcome Meeting, you will discuss your submitted application, barriers you experience in your academics, accommodations that would work best for you and steps for setting up those accommodations in your classes.
• You are not officially registered with SLDS until after you have completed your Welcome Meeting.

If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact Michelle McGregor at 419-755-4304.