{"id":13,"date":"2025-04-30T16:38:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ossd\/preliminary-steps\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:19:17","slug":"preliminary-steps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ossd\/disabilities\/preliminary-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Preliminary Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper site-font\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<section id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">Preliminary Steps<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"page_text\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">.list-alpha li {\n\tlist-style: lower-alpha !important;\n}\n.list-decimal li {\n\tlist-style: decimal !important;\n\tmargin: 1px !important;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.bottom-nav a {\n\ttext-align: center;\n\ttext-decoration: none !important;\n\tdisplay: inline-block;\n\tpadding: 7px;\n\tcolor: #AA7E09;\n\tbackground-color: #EBE1A2;\n    width: 263px;\n}\n.bottom-nav a:last-child{\n\tfloat: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<em>Before coming to Cave Hill Campus find out about Services to Support persons with disabilities:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Peruse the UWI&nbsp;website to find out about the services being offered, to support students&#8217; success.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare a list of questions and speak to the Disability Services Coordinator (DSC) in the Office of Student Services, if necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Be prepared to discuss your functional limitations and any concerns. All information is kept confidential.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Next Steps + Documentation Required.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<em>If you are likely to require accommodations:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li value=\"4\">Complete the following form and submit it to the Office of Student Services in a sealed envelope. You are required to provide documentation of your disability from a certified services provider, e.g. doctor, educational psychologist, occupational therapist. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ossd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/Disabilities\/Files\/Application-for-Accommodation-Rev-Jan-2015.docx\">Click here to download the form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Register with the Student Health Clinic (SHC): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ossd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/Resources\/Health-Clinic\/UWI-Cave-Hill-Student-Health-Clinic-Registration-Form.pdf\">Complete online registration form<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Complete Student Intake Questionnaire. This form consists of a series of questions that provide historical information related to their functional limitations and accommodations. This form will be given when you meet with the DSC to discuss accommodations.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-nav\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ossd\/disabilities\/\">\u00ab&nbsp;Introduction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/ossd\/disabilities\/accommodations-process\/\">Accommodations Process&nbsp;\u00bb<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preliminary Steps Before coming to Cave Hill Campus find out about Services to Support persons with disabilities: Peruse the UWI&nbsp;website to find out about the services being offered, to support students&#8217; success. Prepare a list of questions and speak to the Disability Services Coordinator (DSC) in the Office of Student Services, if necessary. 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