The Academy provides a variety of reasonable accommodations and services in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or alterations intended to provide equal access or improve accessibility to physical, programmatic, and academic areas of the university and to “level the playing field” for students with disabilities. Students are advised to meet with their professors to discuss the testing and academic accommodations that they anticipate needing for each class, to self-disclose their disability status to faculty and staff when appropriate, and exercise self-advocacy to meet their disability-related needs. 

Students requesting accommodations based on disability status should provide the Academy with appropriate medical documentation. The documentation should state the specific disability and include recommended accommodations with a rationale if needed. The documentation must be typed and submitted by a licensed healthcare professional qualified to diagnose the disability and recommend these accommodations. The Academy has the right to request supplemental documentation if it is determined that the information in the initial documentation is incomplete or inadequate, or that the qualifications of the healthcare provider or professional are in question. All documentation will be kept confidential as outlined in the section on confidentiality.

If you are interested in requesting an academic accommodation, please reach out to student.services@student.nyaa.edu.