Department of Corrections

Through the CCRI Campus Coordinator, CCRI students who request accommodations for courses at the Department of Corrections (DOC) may be eligible for reasonable accommodations.
Students must meet the following criteria: 1) be enrolled, 2) self-disclose, 3) be evaluated.
DAS must consult with the appropriate officials at the Department of Corrections (DOC) verification of disability.
Approval for accommodations must be coordinated by the CCRI Campus Coordinator, faculty, student and DAS.

Campus Coordinator will disseminate DAS information prior to the start of the semester and DOC instructors will include the DAS notation in their syllabus under Resources for Teaching/Syllabus).
Student will make a request for accommodation known to CCRI Campus Coordinator, who will complete the Intake Form and mail/email to DAS, preferably 4 weeks before the start of the semester (Will Jackson: 401-462-2538, [email protected]).
DAS will contact the appropriate DOC office to review the Verification of Disability Form via phone and send form by email. The DOC office will complete the form and email to DAS. (Behavioral Health, Dr. Cerbo, 401-462-0432; ADA Coordinator, Joseph Moroco, 462-3792; Mental Health Clinician, Caitlin Bouchard, 462-3348).
DAS will contact the faculty via email to request a copy of the syllabus, discuss the accommodation and ask that a conversation be scheduled between the student and faculty to review the implementation of the accommodation.

DAS will prepare the Request for Accommodation (RFA) letter, email to Campus Coordinator to obtain student and instructor signature, and mail/email the RFA back to DAS.
DAS will visit the student for the File Face Sheet discussion to review Student & DAS rights and responsibilities. Multiple RFAs may be signed at this time to improve the efficiency of continuing the process, if the student indicates intent to take classes in the future. The signed RFAs will be emailed to the faculty for their signature and returned to DAS for continuing semesters.
An informal follow up by the Campus Coordinator with the student and faculty at mid-term is recommended.
DAS will maintain a student file.