Accommodation Letters

How to Notify Your Professors of Academic Accommodations

To request academic accommodation letters for the current semester, navigate to "Accommodation Requests" on the homepage of the DSS Student Portal. Under “Accommodation Requests,” select “Add Requests for Classes.” You then should see a list of your current classes. Here, you will have the opportunity to select the classes for which you are requesting accommodations. Once you confirm your selection of the accommodations to be implemented in the course, the portal will send out notifications to your professor. 

As your professors and course instructors change throughout your academic career, you will need to complete this process each new semester you wish to utilize your accommodations for.

Note: If you are a student in GW Law or the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), please note that your accommodation letter will be sent to your program laison.

DSS Portal FAQ

FAQ — Logging in and E-Form Agreements

How do I log in to the online portal?

The portal can be accessed by going to disabilitysupport.gwu.edu and clicking on the “Request Accommodation Letters” button under “Current Registered Students”. Once there, you will be prompted to log in with your GW credentials.

After logging in, I see Required Forms I need to sign. What are these?

When logging in to the new portal for the first time, you will be taken to a Required Forms page. Here, you will find e-form agreements that must be read and digitally signed before you can move forward. By digitally signing these e-forms, you are agreeing to follow DSS policies as they relate to your accommodations. This step will need to be completed even if you have signed similar agreements in the past.

FAQ — Requesting Accommodation Letters

Where can I request academic accommodation letters for my classes?

To request academic accommodation letters for the current semester, navigate to “Accommodation Requests” on the home page of the online portal. Under “Accommodation Requests” select “Add Requests for Classes”, you should see a list of your current classes. Here you will have the opportunity to select the classes for which you are requesting accommodations.

Why are some or all of my classes not listed?

If you recently registered with DSS or have added new classes to your schedule, your courses may take up to 48 hours to display on the portal. If after 48 hours your class(es) are not displayed, please email us at dssgwu [dot] edu (dss[at]gwu[dot]edu).

Do I have to request all my accommodations for each class?

After clicking “Continue to Next Step” you will have the opportunity to select the accommodations you would like to request for each of your classes. You can select all accommodations listed or just those you wish to utilize.

I have finished selecting my accommodations - how will I know that my request has been processed?

After selecting accommodations for each of your courses, click “Submit Request” under “Final Step”. You can check the status under "List Accommodations" in the left menu.