The mission of the UVI Disability Services for Students (DSS) program is to ensure
that all students with self-disclosed disabilities have equal access to educational
opportunities at the University of the Virgin Islands where they can participate freely
and actively in all facets of University life.
DSS program serves students with hearing, mobility, speech, and visual impairments;
chronic illnesses, seizure disorders, psychological disabilities, and learning disabilities.
Students with temporary disabilities may request services for the period during which
they are disabled.
Disability Services provides assistance to students who meet the following criteria:
Services Available through Disability Services
Services available through Disability Services and LAP, may include, but are not limited to:
Requests for DSS are best started with a contact to the DSS Campus Coordinator. The
forms to request accommodations are available on Health Hub in My Campus. Students
need to alert their campus DSS Coordinator when a request is made in Health Hub.
When students are determined eligible for DSS the campus Coordinator plans an individualized
program of services for them known as “academic accommodations”. The DSS Coordinator
provides letters of accommodations addressed to the students’ instructors which are
delivered via DocuSign. Academic accommodations are not intended to give students
an unfair advantage, but to remove barriers that prevent students with disabilities
from learning’ giving them equal access to academic instruction and an opportunity
to demonstrate what they have learned.
Letters of Accommodation will be delivered to their instructors via DocuSign after
the student signs letter delivered via DocuSign.
*Disability Services are not retroactive - academic accommodations begin when instructors
receive the Letter of Accommodation via DocuSign.
*Accommodations need to be requested each semester via Health Hub. It is the responsibility
of the student to do this in a timely way to have accommodations renewed.
For further information about disabilities services, please contact:
