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Disability Verification Requirements
The following verifications / certifications are required to have a determination of eligibility made for DSP services. All disability documentation is the responsibility and purview of the applicant/student.
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.
Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder
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 submit this form (or the PDF Version).
  • All relevant questions must be answered or the submission will be considered incomplete.

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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

This information is available in alternative media. Contact DSP at address above for more information.

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