Accommodation Letter Request Process – Now Automatic

Automatic Accommodation Letters

Starting December 15, 2025, the Office of Accessibility Services will implement an automatic renewal process for the majority of approved academic accommodations each semester. You will no longer need to submit accommodation letter requests each semester.

What This Means for You:

• Your Accommodation Letters will be sent to your faculty members automatically each semester. You will no longer request letters each semester!
• Once the new semester starts, If for whatever reason, you have not received your accommodation letters, please contact the Office of AccessAbility Services as soon as possible by calling 203-837-8225.
• You are strongly encouraged to meet privately with each professor at the beginning of each semester to review your Letter of Accommodation and discuss how your academic accommodations will be implemented in the context of individual course requirements.
• You must log into your Accommodate Portal to confirm your faculty have been notified. Accommodation Letters will no longer be sent by email. Our office will not be alerted if your course lacks an instructor or if your instructor changes. Contact us immediately when an instructor is assigned after the start of classes or changes. You can check who has received your letters in the Accommodate Portal using the steps below.

Directions for Accommodate Portal:

1. Log into the Accommodate Portal.
2. In your sidebar, select “Accommodation” and then “Accessibility Letters”.
3. Select “Letters sent to Faculty”.
4. Verify that each letter was sent to the correct faculty member.

Important Reminder: This revised process applies to officially approved academic accommodations only. Requests for housing accommodations must continue to be submitted and reassessed on an annual basis, in accordance with the university’s housing accommodation policy.