Accessibility Services
Ashesi ensures equal access for all by offering comprehensive disability and accessibility support services to students, staff, and faculty. The university provides reasonable accommodations and connects individuals with essential resources, ensuring seamless inclusion in academic and non-academic programs. Guided by our inclusion philosophy, we strive to create equal opportunities for everyone, especially those with disabilities, in and beyond the classroom.
Contact the Disability and
Accessibility Services Team
(T) Mon-Fri, 8:00am – 5:00pm
(L) Room 214, Fab Lab,
(P) +233 501 260 277
01. Inclusion Training
The team fosters an inclusive campus by providing training, raising awareness, and advising on disability support. These efforts ensure equal opportunities for academic and social participation.
02. Sign Language Services
We offer sign language workshops and interpretation to improve communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Persons with disabilities and university teams can request such services.
03. Alternative Formats
We also offer alternative formats to support learning, including transcription, large-format printing, captioning, screen readers (JAWS and NVDA), and quiet study spaces for focused work.
Staff, students, and faculty seeking accommodation must provide appropriate educational, psychological, or medical documentation from a qualified and certified professional that validates the necessity for specific accommodation. If you do not have the required documentation, please contact our Office for guidance on obtaining it.
Complete the self-disclosure form to disclose your disability. If you are unsure of the accommodation you need, note this in the form’s accommodation and services request field, and the services team will work with you through this process.
Documentation: We will need documentation from a licensed care provider notating the diagnosis, functional limitations, and recommendations. A digital copy of your documentation should be uploaded as part of the request form. Otherwise, contact the accessibility services team to direct you on how documentation can be accessed. All information provided to the team is kept confidential and is only utilized to determine and implement reasonable accommodation.
Note: You do not need to RE-REGISTER If you are already registered and need to alter your accommodation request based on changes in your condition; instead, book an appointment to review and update your established accommodation. We may ask for additional documentation.
After completing step one, the services team will contact and connect you to a relevant evaluator to validate your documentation or help you obtain one, and work with you to establish your reasonable accommodations.
The evaluator, after having a thorough conversation to establish your reasonable accommodation, will then complete a request form on your behalf that will indicate all the agreed reasonable accommodations for your situation. They will then communicate to the services team to set up your accommodation with the relevant stakeholders across campus, and support implementation of your accommodation.
The team will continue to work with both persons with disabilities and relevant stakeholders to ensure that the established accommodation is being provided and that any needed support or challenges that may arise are being addressed. This process continues until the accommodation is no longer needed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
These adjustments or modifications made to ensure that individuals with disabilities have equal access to all aspects of academic life, social participation, and other campus activities. It also includes how people with disabilities access facilities, making the campus inclusive.
Examples of Reasonable Accommodations include:
- Academic adjustments (e.g., extended exam time, note-takers, private room examination etc.)
- Assistive technology and equipment
- Physical and mobility accessibility accommodations
- Hostel accommodations
- Counseling and psychological support
- Reduced course load
- Sign language interpretation services
A reasonable accommodation does not imply exemptions from course and community requirements. These may include:
- Seeking a reasonable accommodation as an excuse to miss deadlines or mask poor performance
- Guarantees of higher grades or exemptions from course requirements
- A blanket approval for all requests without proper documentation
- Permission to consistently arrive late or miss classes
The registration process starts by self-disclosing your disability and taking a step to fill in the form, so we capture you in our database to provide you with all the support you may need and connect you to various resources and accommodations.
Click here for the self-disclosure form
Suppose you are a person with a disability and are aware of his or her disability and have lived with the disability for some time. In that case, there should be an assessment and diagnosis by a professional at a point in time of your life. That documentation that describes the type of disability you have is the documentation we are requesting for
If your disability was identified not long ago and there was no documentation, just disclose your disability and challenges, and the Disability and Accessibility Support Services (DASS) Office will work with you to meet with a professional based on your disability and get the needed documentation.
When completing the self-disclosure form, a portion is allocated for you to upload the documentation.
No. However, you would only have to renew the request every semester. Since accommodation varies and needs change, renewing your request for accommodation every semester before classes begin is important. Thus, renew your accommodation requests every semester to ensure support services align with current needs and course requirements.
To change the accommodation, indicate it as part of the renewal requests for the new semester, and the Accessibility Office will contact you for any further enquiries and clarification. However, be ready to provide any documentation if need be.
The documentation required to request accommodation varies, but it needs to provide evidence of a disability or condition and explain how it impacts major life activities or academic/work performance. Common documentation requirements include:
Medical or Professional Documentation
- A report or letter from a licensed professional (e.g., doctor, psychologist, psychiatrist, audiologist) outline:
- Diagnosis of the condition or disability.
- Description of how the condition affects the individual.
- Recommendations for specific accommodation.
Educational or Testing Records
- For learning disabilities or cognitive impairments, documentation might include:
- Psychoeducational or neuropsychological evaluation reports.
- Standardized testing results indicating specific needs.
History of Previous Accommodations
- Documentation showing prior accommodations, such as:
- Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Plan (if you were a student in the US or any other country that uses a similar system) from a previous school.
- Workplace accommodation letters.