The living-learning environment at Wartburg is designed to help take a journey of discovery, embrace your passions, and unlock your potential to realize your purpose.
Wartburg faculty and staff educate, inspire and empower students to live out the College’s mission to challenge and nurture students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.
Wartburg College alumni “bleed orange” and care about their alma mater. We encourage alumni and parents to participate in the life of the college, provide for its future, and promote the college to others.
Wartburg College is an important resource in the Cedar Valley and beyond. The college provides many cultural opportunities that add to the vibrancy of the Waverly community.
Documentation that indicates you have a specific disability is necessary for both legal and educational purposes. The appropriate documentation verifies your disability and qualifies you for necessary services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Compensatory services to address your disability are determined by the specific nature and severity of your disability.
The information necessary for both legal and educational purposes is included in an assessment report, which must be completed by a qualified professional. Qualified professionals include medical doctors and licensed psychologists. The assessment should be recent and should include the type of disability diagnosed and the limits the disability imposes on your ability to function. Assessment reports that are more than a few years old generally contain information that is outdated.
Recent assessment reports are beneficial, not only to document the existence of a disability, but also to support requests for accommodations such as extended time for testing, alternate test formats, priority scheduling and other support services. Requests for accommodations cannot be granted without supporting documentation. Also, a recent assessment will support your request for accommodations on other standardized testing required by some programs at the University.
Obtaining a recent assessment is the responsibility of the person requesting accommodations. You may be able to obtain an evaluation by requesting assessment information from your hometown physician. Other sources could include private practitioners in your area.
No accommodations can be provided without this information. Once provided, it is not necessary to provide new information each year unless the nature of your disability changes significantly or you are requesting accommodations for a disability not mentioned in your original documentation.