Student Disability Services (SDS)

If you are a student with a disability, Student Disability Services, or SDS, is available to facilitate academic accommodations. Our common accommodations can be found on our Common Accommodations webpage.

Disability can take many forms – some disabilities are more apparent than others. Some general examples of disabilities we accommodate include, but are not limited to: depression, anxiety, hearing/vision/mobility conditions, chronic illnesses, psychological diagnoses, learning disabilities, ADHD, traumatic brain injury, and those who are neurodivergent or on the Autism Spectrum.

If you wonder about whether you qualify for academic accommodations, please contact us!

Applying for Accommodations

To apply for accommodations, follow the directions below.

1. Apply for Accommodations by visiting our website at https://sds.studentlife.uiowa.edu/.
   1. Submit SDS Application.
   2. Submit Documentation of Disability to SDS.
2. Check your University of Iowa E-mail account for SDS communications regarding your application status.
3. Once approved, schedule an initial meeting through MyUI.
4. Meet with your SDS Access Consultant.
5. Each semester, generate your Letter(s) of Accommodations (LOAs).
6. Share your Letter(s) of Accommodations with your Instructors.
7. Your accommodations are now set up. Reach out to your Access Consultant if you have questions throughout the semester.

You do not need to re-apply for accommodations and our automated system means you can access the Letters of Accommodations when you are ready to give them to your instructors at the beginning of the semester.

For more information about the application process visit the SDS website.

Contact Information

• Phone: 319-335-1462
• Email: sds-info@uiowa.edu
• Web: https://sds.studentlife.uiowa.edu/
• Located at: 141 University Capitol Centre

What Current Students are Saying

• “I wish I would have applied for disability services my first semester rather than waiting to my final semester as the services were very helpful. [The Access Consultant] was great to work with and thoroughly explained the process to me.”
• “I had never gone through a process like SDS, but [the Access Consultant] made me feel like I made the right decision”