School Accommodation Evaluations for Florida Students

Executive Function

Strategies to improve organization and time management. Executive functioning involves skills like planning, organizing, and managing time effectively.

School Accommodations

Guidance on securing and receiving needed academic supports. Helping with OT-based support for teens & college students to thrive with tailored executive functioning, life skills, study skills, vocational planning support, and advocacy for accommodations.

Workplace Accommodation Advocacy

Support with clinically informed workplace accommodation recommendations and documentation to help individuals succeed in internships, employment settings, and vocational transitions through functional, sensory, and executive support strategies.

FAQs

Why Choose an OT-Led Evaluation For School Accommodations?

Unlike standard tutoring or general coaching, my recommendations carry Clinical Weight.

• Medical-Legal Justification: I connect your "Functional Limitation" directly to the "Academic Requirement."

• ADA & Section 504 Expertise: I know the language that University Disability Offices and HR Departments need to see to approve a request.

• Outcome-Focused: My goal is to decrease your effort while increasing your output.

How do accommodations help?

Can you help with workplace accommodations for internships, college transitions, and employment?

An official medical diagnosis is not required for a K-12 504 plan or IEP. A school-based evaluation, such as an Occupational Therapy (OT) evaluation, is sufficient to determine eligibility if it shows the student’s impairment impacts their ability to learn or function at school.

Key Points for 504 Plans & IEPs

• Documentation: While a doctor's diagnosis can support a request, school districts must rely on multiple sources of data, including teacher reports, grades, and evaluations, rather than a single medical note.

• 504 Plans: Focus on whether a physical or mental impairment substantially limits a major life activity. An OT evaluation can document these limitations.

• IEPs: Focus on whether the student has a disability that adversely affects educational performance, requiring specialized instruction.

• School Evaluations: Schools are required to conduct their own evaluation to determine eligibility, regardless of whether a private medical diagnosis exists.

• Role of OT: An OT evaluation is excellent evidence for demonstrating functional, physical, or sensory limitations that necessitate accommodations or special education services.

University advocacy means guiding students through processes like requesting accommodations and communicating with school administration and faculty. Teens and college students struggling with focus, organization, or test preparation find coaching especially helpful.

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What type of Educational Accommodation Advocacy & Assessment Letters does Dr. Fay Gersh, OTR/L, OTD, MBA offer?

Dr. Fay offers specialized support that is available for teens and university/college students who require assistance with academic functioning, executive skills, organization, time management, and confidence-building strategies. She will provide comprehensive educational accommodation letters as clinically appropriate, based on documented functional limitations and diagnosis-dependent needs.

Do you provide Educational Accommodation Evaluations and Support Letters for Teens and College students?

Yes. I provide comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and professionally written accommodation support letters for teens, college, and university students whose functional challenges may be impacting academic performance, organization, attention, emotional regulation, test-taking, or confidence in school.

Recommendations are personalized and based on documented functional limitations and diagnosis-dependent needs. Depending on the evaluation findings, accommodations may include extended test time, reduced-distraction environments, scheduled breaks, executive functioning supports, assistive technology, written instructions, or classroom and college-based academic modifications.

My goal is not only to help your child gain access to the support they need now, but to strengthen the life skills, executive functioning, and self-advocacy tools that will support success in high school, college, internships, and future career pathways.

If you are noticing that your teen is struggling academically, feeling overwhelmed, or not performing at their full potential despite strong effort, an evaluation can help identify barriers and create a clear, evidence-based plan for success.

I provide occupational therapy-informed workplace accommodation advocacy and documentation to support adolescents, college students transitioning into employment, and adults with functional limitations, helping secure appropriate modifications such as flexible scheduling, ergonomic supports, task organization systems, sensory accommodations, and productivity strategies that promote success, confidence, and long-term vocational performance.

How does my child become 504 Eligible (k-12) in order to receive accommodations at their school?

Section 504 Eligibility: The "Major Life Activity" Rule

Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, a student is eligible if they have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

How do I book a consultation?

Is a psychoeducational assessment mandatory in Florida to receive 504 accommodations?

No, a formal psychoeducational assessment is NOT mandatory in Florida to receive 504 accommodations. Eligibility is determined by a team reviewing a variety of sources, such as teacher reports, grades, and medical records, to confirm a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity.

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Dr. Gersh's guidance transformed my teen's study habits and confidence.

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The support with accommodations made college life manageable and less stressful.

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