- Visit Bowdoin’s Accessible Information Management (AIM) Portal to submit a request for accommodation(s). FYI: You will be asked to log in using your Bowdoin username and password.
- Upload your supporting documentation to the AIM Portal. Requests for accommodation are not typically reviewed until the supporting documentation has been uploaded. The purpose of the documentation is to help us understand the barriers you may encounter in accessing your education at Bowdoin in order to better inform what accommodations you may need and qualify for. Your documentation will also assist us in comprehensively addressing your disability-related needs. For General Documentation Guidelines, please visit our website.
- You are encouraged to schedule a phone or video call with the Student Accessibility Office so we can fully understand your condition, functional limitations, and the barriers you may encounter at Bowdoin College. In some cases, a telephone or video call may be required.
Request Accommodations
Welcome to Bowdoin College! We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to those with documented disabilities to ensure equal access to all programs, activities, and services.
Many students with disabilities or health conditions choose to request accommodations prior to their arrival at Bowdoin, and we encourage you to do so by June 1st if possible. Requests made in June and July will be reviewed in August. Please note that for the effective implementation of certain accommodations, it may be necessary to make requests well in advance of the semester. The information you provide will be kept confidential in accordance with state and federal law.
Accommodation requests may relate to (but are not limited to): testing and academics, assistive technologies, housing, dining services, course registration, and classroom assignments.
Approved Accommodations
Students will receive notification of the status of their request via e-mail prior to Orientation. For approved accommodations, students will receive additional information about the process for initiating letters to faculty members (letters must be initiated by students each semester via Bowdoin’s AIM Portal) regarding relevant classroom or course-related accommodations.
Questions?
If you have any questions about accommodations or accessibility at Bowdoin, or you encounter any difficulties with the request process, please contact Lesley Levy, the director of student accessibility, at llevy@castingmoldingmachine.com or (207) 798-4187.