Student Accessibility Services (SAS)

Treating Clinician Verification Form (Academic Accommodations)

• Have all documentation completed in its entirety and gathered in a PDF before continuing on to Step 2.
• If you have documentation that's already been approved by SAS staff, please skip this step and proceed to Step 2.

• When you have your documentation ready for upload, go to the RWU-SAS Portal and select "Initial Registration" to complete your intake.  You will be able to upload a PDF of your documentation under Question 9. Please be sure to save your responses on a separate Word/Notes document in case of system time-out.
• If you do not yet have all required documentation, you can still fill out the intake form. Later, you can email your documentation to sas@rwu.edu.
• Once your intake is complete and submitted, your accommodation request(s) and documentation will be reviewed. 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 send copies 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.

• Use theClockwork Portal to notify your professors of approved accommodations
  • To send out Professor Notification Letters, click on the “Send Professor Notification Letters” option in Clockwork
  • Notification letters are sent electronically to the professors of the classes you chose to notify about your accommodations. No disability information is disclosed in these 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. 

SAS Academic Accommodation Protocols 

• Exam Accommodations
  • Students with approved exam accommodations must schedule their exam through Clockwork at least 3 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 adapted or alternative textbooks will be able to obtain accessible book(s) by putting in a request through Clockwork>Forms>Alt Format Book Request Form
• Access to Class Notes
  • Students approved for notetaking assistance via peer notetaker(s) will need to activate this accommodation for each class through Clockwork>Activate and Retrieve Notes
• 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 Accommodations

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

Note: In addition to the documentation, an interactive process meeting must be held with an SAS Staff member.

Emotional Support Animals (ESAs)

Please compete the ESA Request for Information Form and ESA Student Agreement Contract if you are requesting to have an Emotional Support Animal: 

Emotional Support Animal Request For Information Form (HUD/FHA) 

Emotional Support Animal Student Agreement Contract

Note: In addition to the documentation, an interactive process meeting must be held with an SAS Staff member.

Two-Year Residency Requirement

As is described in the Residential Life accommodation section, students for reasons of disability or significant medical conditions, may, on a case-by-case basis be eligible for accommodations or exceptions to the residency requirement.

Dietary Accommodations

The Dining Experience at Roger Williams University, operated by Café Bon Appétit, responds to a large range of dietary preferences and needs, including vegetarian, vegan, cultural/religious diets, as well as food sensitivities, allergies and medical needs. In almost all situations (medical, cultural, or lifestyle) Café Bon Appétit can meet your needs. Please reach out to Café Bon Appétit prior to SAS to see if your dietary needs are able to be met.

In some situations or with some medical conditions, additional supports or adjustments may be necessary, and SAS is happy to help. If you have a disability or significant medical condition and Café Bon Appétit cannot meet your needs, please contact SAS to initiate your request.

Transportation Accommodations

Courtesy Transport Service

The Department of Public Safety, unless there is a conflicting emergency, provides a courtesy transport service for students. If you are a Bristol-campus student with a physical/mobility disability or severe medical condition and you will need additional support getting to and from classes, SAS can work with you to support your campus navigation. Please contact SAS to initiate your request.

Parking

Students with disabilities or significant medical conditions, may, on a case-by-case basis, become eligible for certain parking accommodations through SAS. Please initiate your request for parking to the Office of Student Life. 

Deadlines

• 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.

Student Accessibility Services will assist or provide accommodations to eligible students who have significant temporary conditions or injuries that cause the student to experience barriers in the classroom or residential environments.

Students with temporary conditions follow the same procedures to establish eligibility for accommodations as do students with permanent conditions. Please contact SAS to initiate registration.

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

Brenna Toland, M.Ed., LMFT, CSAC
Director of Student Accessibility Services

Starting in July 2025!

Brooke Aubin, M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Student Accessibility Services
baubin@rwu.edu | 401-254-3736

Brooke Aubin (they/them; she/her) joined Roger Williams University in November 2024. Prior to RWU, Brooke advised undergraduate business students at Providence College, and worked for years in the mental health field. Brooke has an M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from Providence College, and a B.A. in Psychology with a Pre-Professional Certificate in Mental Health Counseling from UMass Dartmouth. Brooke is passionate about student advocacy, disability justice, LGBTQ+ student inclusion, and student success. When not at SAS, Brooke enjoys performing in community theatre, playing Dungeons & Dragons, and discovering local coffee shops with their partner.

Tanya Latulippe
Administrative Assistant for Student Accessibility Services
tlatulippe@rwu.edu| 401-254-3841

Tanya Latulippe joined Student Accessibility Services at Roger Williams University in October 2024. She previously worked as a temporary Administrative Assistant at the School of Law in the summer of 2024. Before coming to RWU, Tanya worked as a Substance Abuse Counselor at High Point Treatment Center. Tanya enjoys attending concerts with her husband, supporting animal charities, and exploring new ways to give back to her community, including through work with the Elks in North Attleboro. 

For years, disabled activists and their allies 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. However, there is still a long way to go.

Student Accessibility Services (SAS) at Roger Williams University 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. In this context especially, we work closely with the Division of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Access to support our students’ sense of belonging and their sense of pride in acknowledging their identities.

Our collaboration with the programs and projects in the Division of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Access 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.

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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."

Joe