ARDMS

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ARDMS will provide reasonable testing accommodations for candidates with professionally diagnosed disabilities as defined by the ADA. Under the ADA, a "disability" is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities (e.g., walking, sitting, standing, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working, caring for oneself and performing manual tasks). Having a diagnosed impairment does not necessarily mean that an individual is disabled as defined by the ADA, and not all disabilities require test accommodations.

Test accommodations are adjustments or modifications of standard testing conditions. They are designed to allow candidates with disabilities to take the examination without compromising its validity, providing an unfair advantage to disabled candidates or imposing undue burdens on ARDMS.

Applicants seeking special accommodations must submit, along with their completed application:

1. an original letter, dated within the past five years and typed on official letterhead, from a qualified physician or health provider who specializes in the disability. This letter must document the disability and its severity, describe the applicant's limitation due to the disability, and state exactly what accommodations are recommended. The letter must contain the original signature and the physician's or health professional's credentials;
2. an original, current, detailed, comprehensive medical evaluation/ report of the diagnosed disability from the physician or health professional, dated within the past five years; and
3. a completed ADA Special Accommodations Questionnaire which must be submitted each time you apply for examination.

Supplying the required documentation validates that the applicant is disabled as defined by the ADA. ARDMS may request additional documentation to support an applicant's request. All information will be kept confidential and will be used only to determine what, if any, special accommodations will be made. Documentation submitted by an applicant in support of a request is reviewed by ARDMS for consideration and may be forwarded to an independent medical expert for impartial professional review.

If the accommodation request is approved, ARDMS will mail to the applicant a Special Accommodation Notice, which will include the approved accommodation and the test vendor's telephone number. The applicant should call the test vendor in order to make the appropriate accommodations.

All special accommodation forms and related documents will be kept confidential and will be released only with written consent of the applicant.

Note: Submission of incomplete or illegible questionnaires and/or insufficient supporting documentation delays the processing of applications. ARDMS cannot fully process applications until all supporting documentation is received. Incomplete applications may be refunded, minus the non-refundable examination processing fee per examination.