Faculty

Any UHWO registered student that is registered with the Disability Services Office. The student needs to be registered with our Disability Services Office to receive accommodations. We serve students that have invisible and/or visible disabilities.

Reasonable accommodations provide access to your course; however, accommodations should never alter the fundamental element of your course as every student is held to the same standard. Accommodations are there to create a level playing field for students with disabilities. 

Faculty and staff should NEVER assume anyone lives with a disability; therefore, please refrain from asking the student regarding this matter. Utilize the most updated syllabus template, which should include information on student services available to our students, including the Disability Services Office. 

Please encourage students to visit our website as it provides the step by step process to register with Disability Services: https://westoahu.hawaii.edu/disabilityservices/

Any direct questions or inquiries can be forwarded to the Coordinator of Disability Support and Success by emailing uhwoada@hawaii.edu, calling 808-689-2935, or visiting A-124.

As the Instructor you will receive a notice of a student’s approved accommodations via email (sender: Maxient). For confidentiality and legal purposes you will NOT be informed of the student’s disability, nor should you ask the student for their diagnosis. 

Yes, you can contact Christina Pascua-Galdiano by phone: (808) 689-2935 or (808) 689-2586, email: uhwoada@hawaii.edu, or in-person. Her office is located in A-124.

Give the student their documentation back and refer them to the Coordinator of Disability Support and Success. Email uhwoada@hawaii.edu or call 808-689-2935. The exception to this is if it’s a doctor’s note for the purposes of attendance excusal.

Service animals are allowed on campus, with the exceptions of certain lab environments. If you have concerns about a service animal being brought to your class, or you have concerns about the service animal’s behavior during class please contact the Coordinator of Disability Support and Success. Email uhwoada@hawaii.edu or call 808-689-2935. Service animals are dogs that have gone through training and are specialized to help the student should an emergency arise.

If you have not received the quick guide link via email, please email uhwoada@hawaii.edu requesting for a copy. 

Students have the right to self-disclose their disability to our office and apply for accommodations. Research shows that more than half may choose to NOT self-disclose. Tools like Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is highly encouraged. An example of UDL is incorporating closed captioning on video content.

Accommodations become official from the date listed on the notice. 

Changes to accommodations can occur at any time in a semester. Students can also apply for accommodations at any time during the semester.