A lot of what miswimmy1 says is flat out wrong.
Colleges ARE required to give you accommodations under the law!
Official documentation can be nothing more than a note from your doctor. You don't need to have a learning disability in order to get accommodations. Any psychiatric disorder will qualify you IF it interferes with your education AND the school can provide reasonable accommodations. In my case, I have high anxiety levels so I can get extra time on certain exams (but not practicals) and can take my exams in the testing center (but again, not practicals). You can't say that depression causes you to always miss class and ask to be completely excused from an attendance policy as that's not a reasonable accommodation.
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