Student Accessibility Resources (SAR)
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is the University of West
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Florida’s designated office for ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. SAR works to
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ensure that students with disabilities
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have equal access to
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the university's academic programs, just like any other student. SAR is the central location for maintaining documentation related to a student’s disability and for determining appropriate academic accommodations. These accommodations are designed to reduce barriers to learning without altering academic standards or guaranteeing success. Accommodations are determined individually, based on the nature of
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each student’s documented disability
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.
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Requesting Academic Accommodations
Prior to receiving accommodations and services, students must self-identify as a student in need of accommodations and register with the SAR office by following the steps outlined below:
Step #1: Students requesting services must have applied and be admitted to the University of West Florida.
Step #2: Students will need to verify the need for accommodations (self-identify) by submitting an application and supporting medical documentation.
Step #3: Students will need to complete a registration appointment with a SAR staff member. To schedule an appointment, students should call the SAR office at 850.474.2387.
Contact Information
Student Accessibility Resources
11000 University Pkwy
Building 19/Room 100D
Pensacola, FL 32514
PHONE: 850.474.2387
EMAIL: sar@uwf.edu
WEBSITE: uwf.edu/sar
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Student Accessibility Resources- Office Manual
- Accessibility Coaching
- Accommodate Data Base
- Batch Emails
- Generating Reports
- Accommodated Attendance
- Accommodated Deadlines for Assignments
- Alternative Format for Textbooks
- Auditing Files in Accommodate
- Calculator as an Accommodation
- Captionist/CART Services
- Case Notes-Guidance for Documenting in Accommodate
- Complaint Procedures
- Continuing Education-Accommodations
- Determining Eligibility for Academic Accommodations
- Determining Eligibility for Housing Accommodations
- Documentation Required for Accommodations
- Entering disability code in Banner
- Equipment & Assistive Technology
- Ethical Standards
- Event Accommodations
- Faculty Resources
- Framework for Accommodations
- Fundamental Alteration
- Interpreting Services/Sign Language
- Legal Mandates & University Policies Concerning Students with Disabilities
- Meal Plan Waiver
- Memory Aid/Note Card Accommodation
- Notetaking Support
- Office Administration Manual (SAR)
- Orientation of Student Accessibility Resources Services
- Personal Care Attendant Guidelines
- Processing New Registration Requests
- Provisional Academic Accommodations
- Reduced Course Load Accommodation
- Requesting Accommodations
- Rights & Responsibilities
- Scholarships Coordinated by Student Accessibility Resources
- Semester Request Forms
- Service and Assistance Animal Accommodation Guidelines
- Staff Onboarding
- Study Abroad & Academic Accommodations
- Substitution/Modification of Graduation Requirements
- Suspension Guidelines for SAR Accommodations
- Syllabus Statement for Disability Accommodations
- Temporary Accommodations
- Testing Accommodations
- Transient Student Accommodations
- Voter Registration
- Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)
(Revised March 2025)