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Regents disability‑services offices unify reporting categories as registrations rise in neurodevelopmental and psychological diagnoses
Summary
Directors from the three regent universities described a new, standardized approach to reporting disability registrations and said the largest increases are in neurodevelopmental and psychological diagnoses; universities also updated accommodation categories to presentation, response, setting and timing/scheduling.
Directors of disability support offices from two regent institutions briefed the Board of Regents’ Free Speech and Student Affairs Committee on April 23 about standardized reporting and rising registrations for student accommodations.
Clara Hernandez (Iowa State) and Mike Venzen (University of Iowa) presented a collaborative update to reporting definitions and categories. The offices worked with board staff over the past year to modernize data collection and reporting, align terms with the DSM‑5 text revision and professional best practices, and avoid obsolete technology categories (for example, older audio cassette items previously tracked).
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