How to Request a Release of Information

In this video, you will learn how to sign an Information Release Consent Form in AIM.

You will first visit our website and scroll down until you see Welcome Jaguars.

You will click the "Log into AIM" button.

You will sign in using your Jaguar credentials.

Once you are on your dashboard,

look on the left-hand side under my accommodations

and select "Information release consents".

You will then select the consent type.

For this video, I'm using academic advisor for the consent type.

The consent description states,

please provide the contact information for the person you are releasing information to.

Please do not input your own contact information.

In the notes, please specify the type of documentation and information to be shared.

Types of documentation and information,

verification of disability or disabilities,

medication evaluation or report,

psychiatric evaluation, neuropsychological evaluation,

medical history, psychological evaluation,

psychoeducational evaluation, other, please specify.

If you would like all documentation to be released,

please type the following statement in the notes.

I would like all documentation and information to be released.

Consent expires on August 12th, 2050.

However, once you graduate,

your information release consent form will expire.

You will scroll down and provide us the full name, address, phone number,

fax number and the additional notes to

let us know what documentation you wish to release.

If you'd like all documentation to be released,

please type the following statement in the notes.

I would like all documentation and information to be released.

Before you select the Submit Information Release Consent Form,

please read the following statement.

Information you share with Disability Support Services,

DSS, regarding the nature of your disability is considered private.

Such information will be maintained in a manner consistent with

the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, FERPA.

There may be occasions, however,

when in order to facilitate the provision of accommodations,

DSS staff must speak with individuals outside the office about your particular needs.

Alternatively, you may request that your medical documentation or

accommodation information be provided to a third party you identify.

In the event that a third-party individual requests information,

this authorization and consent form must be signed by you and filed with DSS

before we can discuss or provide

disability-related information to third-party individuals.

I understand I may revoke this consent to release information at any time,

but recognize that any release made between the time I authorized it

then revoked it shall not constitute a breach of my right to privacy.

Unless otherwise revoked, this authorization will

expire upon completion of degree or withdrawal from the university.

You will select I have read and understand the above statement regarding

the release information consent and then you will

select Submit Information Release Consent Form.

Once you submit the Information Release Consent Form,

you can review it at any time.

Simply select information release consent under my accommodations.

If you have any questions,

please contact our office at 210-784-1335 or email us at Disability.Services@tamusa.edu.