Student Accessibility Services (SAS)
Jeremy Warnick Center for Student Accessibility
Contact SAS
Email: sas@rwu.edu Phone: 401-254-3841
Location: University Library (Clock Tower), 1st Floor, Bristol Campus
Academic Year Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm
Summer Hours: 8:00am-4:00pm
SAS works with students, faculty, and administrators at RWU to ensure learning and living inclusiveness in all aspects of the student's experience. We take care to promote equal opportunity for our students.
ClockWork Portal Link
*Tech tip: Be sure to access Clockwork on a laptop or desktop, and use Chrome or Firefox browser.
SAS Registration
Follow these Interactive Process steps to begin the SAS registration process.
(Please note that the Documentation Review Committee meets twice a week to review accommodation requests)
- Complete Initial Registration.
- Initial registration form is located on the Clockwork portal. Use microsoft email to log into clockwork.
- Please upload documentation under question 9.
- Wait for Communication
- You will receive communication if you are all set to proceed to step 3, or guidance if additional documentation is needed.
- Enrollment Meeting
- Schedule an enrollment meeting with SAS to engage in an interactive process.
Treating Clinician Verification Form (Academic Accommodations)
- Have all documentation completed in its entirety and gathered in .PDF form before continuing on to Step 2.
- If you already have documentation that's already been run by and approved by SAS staff, please skip this step and go onto Step 2.
- Please note that all forms were updated in August 2022. We will accept older versions of our forms through October 31, 2022.
- When you have your documentation ready for upload, please go to the RWU-SAS Portal and click into the "Registration" option to complete your Intake Questionnaire. You will be able to upload a .PDF copy of your documentation from that page.
- If you do not yet have all your documentation, you can still fill out the Intake form. Later, you can scan and email a .PDF copy of your documentation to sas@rwu.edu.
- Once your intake file is complete and submitted, your accommodation request(s) and documentation will be reviewed. A confirmation email will then be issued regarding the outcome of the review.
- Be sure to complete this step on a laptop or desktop, using Google Chrome or Firefox internet browsers. Also, check your student email for a confirmation email, stating you successfully submitted your intake form.
- Please Note: The online intake page allows for 3 separate uploads, so if you have more documentation you would like to provide, please note this in an email to sas@rwu.edu
Once the Documentation Review Committee completes the review of a student’s file, SAS will reach out to the student directly to schedule an enrollment meeting, as part of the interactive process.
- Go to the Clockwork Portal to:
- To send out Professor Notification Letters, click on the “Send Professor Notification Letters” link
- Notification letters are sent electronically to the professors of the classes your chose to notify about such accommodations. Additionally, no disability information is disclosed in such letters.
- If you do not complete the above steps to officially notify your faculty members, they will not be obligated to provide the accommodation(s) you've been approved for.
- Please Note: if you add a class, you will be able to repeat the above steps for the additional class.
About SAS
SAS Accommodation Protocols
- Students with approved exam accommodations must schedule their exam through ClockWork at least 4 business days prior to the exam. Final Exams must be scheduled at least 3 weeks ahead of time.
- Adapted or Alternative Textbooks: students approved for this accommodation will be able to obtain an accessible book(s) by putting in a request through Clockwork>Forms>Alt Format Book Request Form
- Class Notes: Please confer with each of your faculty and SAS about how to integrate this accommodation, that best meets your needs.
- Service Providers such as Peer Notetakers: register here to become a notetaker and upload notes.
Deadlines
- We encourage students to send their Professor Notification Letters to their instructors at the beginning of each semester by using Clockwork
- Housing accommodation(s) request deadlines for returning students will be communicated through the Department of Residence Life and Housing and SAS in early spring.
- Housing accommodation(s) request deadlines for incoming, first year students will be communicated through the Department of Residence Life and Housing in late spring/summer.
Please complete the Residential Accommodation Request Clinician form if you are requesting a Housing/Residential Life Accommodation(s):
Residential Accommodation Request (ADA/504) Clinician Form
Please compete the ESA Request for Information form and ESA Student Agreement Contract if you are requesting to have an ESA:
*In addition to the documentation, an interactive process meeting needs to be done with an SAS Staff member.
Emotional Support Animal Request For Information Form (HUD/FHA)
Many heroes for many years advocated and protested, promoting equal civil rights for people with disabilities until the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed by Congress in 1990 and signed into law by President George H.W. Bush.
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) at Roger Williams University (RWU) supports all students with disabilities in the academic and physical environments; we are also committed to promoting and supporting all members of the RWU community in the richness of their personal identity, as part of the diversity and inclusion efforts at Roger Williams University.
We work with all units of Roger Williams University to support inclusion and support academic success. Especially, in this context, we work closely with the Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to support our students’ social needs, and sense of pride in acknowledging their identities.
Our collaboration with the programs and projects in the Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is part of our mission to reduce bias, increase inclusive values, and contribute to social justice and equal opportunity for all students at Roger Williams University.
Resources
Joe
Jack
Student Accessibility Services has been such a great resource for me in my time at Roger Williams. Anytime I have questions or feel overwhelmed I am relived to know that I can go to the SAS center and get a plan in place. Everyone at the office is extremely nice and caring. The testing center is also a great resource as it is so quite which helps me focus. I had an IEP in high school as well and the process of switching over to college was painless. I am so thankful to have the SAS center as I go throughout my studies at Roger Williams. I am also a Marketing major.
Grace
Student Accessibility Services has helped me grow as a student and a person. I have become much more independent with their services. As soon as I step into the office my stress goes away since I know I have the support system I need. I am not sure what I would have done without SAS my freshman year, as they guided me in the right direction and I ended up finding my perfect classes.
Allie
Student Accessibility Services provided me with accommodations that make learning fun and less stressful. As an incoming freshman, SAS helped me with my schedule and navigating through college throughout my 4 years. They have continued to advocate for me. SAS has been a safe space for me and everyone there goes above and beyond for their students.
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