Under Federal Law, students with disabilities are provided a "level playing field" to compete equally with their peers. Leighton University welcomes students with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of the University's life. The institution's mission is to ensure that students with physical, learning, or psychological disabilities or chronic medical conditions are presented with equal access to all Leighton's academic programs, activities, and services. The Student Disability Services staff counsel students about the University's policies, procedures, and resources, assess students' clinical and educational documentation, and collaborates with students, faculty, and staff to coordinate reasonable accommodations that support students' individual needs. A Letter of Accommodation, based on documentation from a licensed physician, psychologist, diagnostician, or other healthcare professionals, is issued for students with disabilities when they have presented the necessary documented evidence, or the receipt for the testing accommodation, to this office. Students are urged to connect with Student Disability Services as early as possible.