Registering with SAS

To register with SAS, please visit the SAS Student Portal, select “Request an Intake Appointment” and complete the registration form.

• • You will receive a telephone call or email to schedule your intake appointment within 2 business days.
  • You will receive an email confirming the date and time of your intake appointment, including an Assessment of Functional Impairment (AFI) for you to complete.
  • To prepare for your intake appointment, please upload your Assessment of Functional Impairment (AFI) and medical documentation (refer to note below) to “Upload Documentation” on the Student Portal.
    • Important Note: Please fill out your medical documentation in Adobe Acrobat, as the signing function will only work in Acrobat.
    • To open this file in Acrobat: right click the medical documentation link and select “Save Link As” then “Adobe Acrobat” (PC) or “Download Linked File As”  (Mac). Save to your desktop and fill it out.
    • If you need assistance to fill out this form, please contact the front desk. 
  • Please refer to the Medical Documentation Guide below for more information.

• Medical Documentation Guide

  Disability	Type of Documentation	Validation	Health Care Provider
  Learning Disability	Full Psycho-educational Assessment	Within Last Five Years^	– Psychiatrist – Psychologist – Psychological Associate
  Autism Spectrum Disorders	Full Psycho-educational Assessment	Within Last Five Years^	– Psychiatrist – Psychologist – Psychological Associate
  ADD/ADHD	Psycho-educational AssessmentMedical Report*	Within Last Five Years^	– Psychiatrist – Psychologist – Psychological Associate – Family Physician
  Mental Health Disability	– SAS In-House Form – Mental Health Assessment – Doctor’s Letter	Within Last Five Years^	– Psychiatrist – Psychologist – Family Physician – Or other as appropriate
  Acquired Brain Injury	Neuro-psychological Assessment	Within Last Five Years^	– Neurologist – Neuropsychologist
  Blind/Visually Impaired	– CNIB Registration Number** – Doctor’s Letter	CNIB Registration Date or Within Last Five Years^	– CNIB – Ophthalmologist – Optometrist – Family Physician
  Deaf/Hard of Hearing	– Full Audiology Report – Doctor’s Letter	Within Last Five Years^	– Audiologist – Family Physician
  Central Auditory Processing Disorder	Audiology Report	Within Last Five Years^	– Audiologist – Family Physician
  Chronic Medical Condition	– SAS In-House Form – Medical Assessment – Doctor’s Letter	Within Last Five Years^	– Family Physician – Specialist Physician
  Physical Disability	– SAS In-House Form – Medical Assessment – Doctor’s Letter	Within Last Five Years^	– Family Physician – Specialist Physician

^ – Documentation normally within the last five years, but will be evaluated case by case

* – Should outline history, areas of weakness, strengths, and difficulties

** – If legally blind

• Winter term 2021 appointments will occur via video conference or phone.
• Refer to email confirming your appointment for a link to your video conference.
• During this appointment, you and your Program Coordinator will review the accommodation process and complete assessment to determine academic accommodation.

No-Show Policy for Booked Appointments

• Please attend your appointment on time, to allow for a full assessment of your accommodation requests.
• If you are unable to attend your scheduled appointment, please provide 24-hour advance notice.
• Refer to the SAS No-Show Policy for late cancellations/no-show.