Student Disability Services

Disability Services for Students (DSS) provides access to campus for all students.

• Accommodations for Students
• Self-advocacy training
• Provides information to faculty and administrators on inclusion and disability awareness.
• Summer bridge program

Documentation: [https://web.uri.edu/disability/current/documentation/]

Prospective Students [https://web.uri.edu/disability/prospective/]

Current Students [https://web.uri.edu/disability/current/] 

Disability Services for Students, in the Dean of Students Office, works with students and all units of URI to foster an inclusive, welcoming, and accessible environment. We work with you, our students, to support your academic success, independence, and self-advocacy.

Please make an appointment.

Support services may include classroom and testing accommodations, advisement, referrals, and the use of assistive technology.

To encourage, educate, and empower all students, faculty, and campus groups to advocate for individuals with disabilities at Rhode Island College and beyond!

The Disability Services Center is at Fogarty Life Science - Room 137

The central location on campus for disability-related services for students and is a primary resource to educate, train, and guide the college community in understanding disability access, rights, and responsibilities.

Rhode Island College is committed to providing accommodations for students with disabilities and supporting them in achieving their academic goals. Rhode Island College students with disabilities who wish to request reasonable accommodations must meet with a member of the Disabilities Services Center’s staff.

To make an appointment, please call us at 401-456-2776 or TTY (via RI Relay) 711.

There are 3 different contacts for Disability Services depending if the disability is physical, behavioral or a learning disability. Additional information is on the website.

Services:

• Academic Accommodations link
• Housing Accommodations link
• Read & Write Gold Software link

JWU is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to give students with learning disabilities, physical challenges, and chronic medical conditions the opportunity to succeed in their academic pursuits.

FAQs

Disability Accommodations and Services Link  

The Disability Services for Students (DSS) office at CCRI recognizes disability as a form of cultural diversity and works to foster an inclusive environment for all students in the higher education community through education, awareness, and accessibility.

Academic Skills Center

Disability Services has three primary goals:

• To provide support services and reasonable accommodations that allow all students equal access to Salve Regina programs, regardless of disability.
• To provide students with the opportunity to realize their full potential by developing self-awareness and self-advocacy skills.
• To provide students with general disability information and information about resources (local, state and federal) that can assist them in their academic and/or life goals.

Salve Regina is committed to providing students with disabilities equal and integrated access to all of its educational, residential, social and recreational programs. The Office of Disability Services, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, ensures that students with disabilities receive appropriate accommodations and assistance in order to participate fully in University programs.

The College makes every effort to provide reasonable accommodations so that students can be ensured equal access and works to remove any barriers which may prevent this from happening.
Students with documented disabilities may register with the Office of Academic Services to request academic accommodations. The Assistant Director for Disability Services will discuss each student’s unique needs and help to determine the types of accommodations that are appropriate.

Mollie Goodwin
Academic Disability Specialist
401 709-8465
mgoodwin@risd.edu

Nicole Verardo
Director of Disability Support Services & Academic Support
401 709-8460
nverardo@risd.edu

S.T.A.R.T. URI is a transitional bridge program for incoming new URI college students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

3 day program in September 2-4 focuses on skills they need to thrive at URI.

[https://web.uri.edu/disability/files/S.T.A.R.T-8x11-1.pdf] 

Summer Transition Program for ASD to Promote Retention and Training at URI (S.T.A.R.T URI) aims to support and maximize the academic and social skills of URI students with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

S.T.A.R.T URI is a multifaceted program designed to meet individual student’s needs while they navigate the transition from secondary support services to college-level support services

• Person Centered Planning
• Support staff attends the class with the student
• Additional assistance through a two hour support class.
• Work specialty area. Most students are placed on-campus with a support staff member in their first year and gradually they have the opportunity to explore off campus placements.
• Students live on and off campus.

The Mason Learning into Future Environments (LIFE) Program is a supportive academic university experience that offers a four year postsecondary curriculum of study to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who begin the program between 18-23 years of age.

Students completing their four years with the Mason LIFE Program will graduate with a George Mason Certificate of Completion with a catalog concentration and a work specialty area.

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Committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in post-secondary education. Website resources include civil rights, legal resources, DSS professionals.

Affiliate programs Utah AHEAD, New Mexico AHEAD