The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Trinidad and Tobago Equal Opportunity Act 2000 defines a "Disability" as: 

• total or partial loss of a bodily function, a part of the body
• malfunction of a part of the body including a mental or psychological disease or disorder;
• malformation or disfigurement of part of the body

Individuals with disabilities who attend The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) are provided reasonable accommodations and/or modifications in order to have equal access to programmes and services offered.  To receive accommodations, a student must notify the Student Development Unit (SDU) to initiate the process to determine eligibility for accommodations. The student is strongly encouraged to contact SDU as soon as they are admitted to the University as this allows for sufficient time to ensure that accommodations are in place for the beginning of the academic term. 

Staff is available to assist a student with a disability in determining which accommodations are appropriate and how to access these accommodations. Information provided in determining accommodations is considered private and confidential.

Accommodations:

Accommodations are determined on a case-by-case basis, and are provided to students with disabilities once the student self-identifies; provides the appropriate documentation of disability and becomes a client of the office through the intake process. 

The following accommodations and services are provided:

• Volunteer note-taker
• Special/preferential seating
• American Sign Language Interpreters/Communication Access with Real-Time Interpreting/Transliterating
• Examination Services
• Extended Time
• Reduced distraction area
• Computers for essays
• Scribe for Tests
• Materials in alternative format

Requesting Services:
                
It is the student’s responsibility to:

• Identify him/herself as a person with a disability and request services through Disability Services
• Provide supporting documents such as diagnosis and or medical reports to validate disability or impairment
• Complete the Registration/Data Form and meet with Disability Services staff to conduct an intake             

     
Disabilities/Impairments are categorized internationally according to the following categories:

• Specific Learning disabilities
• Speech/Language impairment
• Intellectual Developmental disability (Mental Retardation)
• Emotional Disturbance
• Multiple disorders
• Hearing impairments
• Orthopedic impairments
• Other health impairments
• Visual impairments
• Deaf-blindness           
• Autism
• Traumatic brain injury
• Developmental delay

CONTACT US

Ms. Carlene Joseph
Sign Language Interpreter
Email - carlene.joseph@utt.edu.tt

Ms. Nicole Maloney
Sign Language Interpreter
Email: nicole.maloney@utt.edu.tt
Phone: 1-868-642-8888 Extension: 29116

Ms. Gillian Layne-Joseph
Sign Language Interpreter
Email: gillian.layne-joseph@utt.edu.tt
Phone: 1-868-642-8888 Extension: 28152