As said above, you will need a current, complete evaluation but note the information it must include. That information is available on the AHEAD, SAT and ACT websites. You do not and should not disclose disability during admissions application. Instead, you must meet all requirements for admissions. Schools are not expected or required to admit unqualified applicants. This is not discrimination on the basis of disability.
After admissions, submit your documentation/recent evaluation to the disability office ASAP. If your documentation is incomplete, you will need to submit missing information before you may register for accommodations. This evaluation is a personal expense unless the school has a diagnostic clinics or people they know. Depending on your school, you may be able to obtain the evaluation to help you understand your learning problems. High schools are often very reluctant to evaluate a student for college accommodations. However, your school may be willing to help you understand and describe your reading problems and how it has a negative impact on your keeping up with or comprehending reading assignments.
Unlike assistance in high school, colleges and universities only approve accommodations for the purpose of access. For example if you can’t read print text because of severe visual impairment, accommodations such as taped or electronic text are provided. You may also have access to a computer that reads tests orally and allows you to respond orally or type text. If you documentation supports extended test time, you may be granted 1.5 extended time but double or even unlimited time isn’t going to happen. Accommodations such as extended test time provides access, but does not assure you of enough time to earn an A------You are guaranteed access so you can compete on a level playing field with other students. Remember accommodations are described as outcome neutral. This is a major !! difference from high school services.
Similarly you may have worse difficulty reading, but accommodations may not be increased. Do expect accommodations in real time. You are never expected to wait while classmates are given handouts. So far, I think you may be granted reader and test services. Do think about note takers. You may halve good skills at composition, but not writing class notes as you listen.
Academic assistance is extremely, very rarely provided by the disability office. However. You have as much right to academic assistance in the learning center or elsewhere on campus. You may find tutoring for pay by a student or grad assistant.
This summer, get ready. For example, there are tons of electronic libraries that allow you to download text. For example, you may be required to read King Lear. You can download the text and listen. Many books include commentary about the play, but don’t get all bound up by extra information. Instead find a good copy of the play read orally.
Make sure your computer has access accommodations and you know how to use them. When you buy textbooks, get the cleanest copy you can among the used books or get a new one if second hand copies are piggy. If you find the class textbook challenging, go to the school library to get a book that is easier to read. Just be careful that the library book has the same general information even if it is found in a different chapter.
I find my Kindles have lots of room, depending on the size of the hard drive or use of the cloud. Download text, and you can carry a copy of books with you. If you use cloud storage and lose your Kindle, you could have information available, by ordering a new one. With prime membership you could get a replacement without shipping costs within twowo days. I also have a free equivalent of Microsoft Office (the red one) downloaded on my Kindles.
Technology is so wonderful now, it is really fun to buy presents for my desktop with the fabulous large screen and the three Kindles.
Hope all works out for you. Independence through accommodations is wonderful. Z