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ELIGIBILITY
UH Mānoa
students with permanent documented disabilities, who
voluntarily disclose their disability status to KOKUA, are
eligible for services. KOKUA provides services to
students with a range of health-related, mobility-related,
hearing, visual, and learning disabilities.
Examples of
the kinds of disabilities that may fall within the
above-mentioned categories include, but are not limited to:
Health-related disabilities: cancer, diabetes,
psychiatric disabilities, heart conditions, hemophilia,
HIV/AIDS, lupus, renal dysfunction, respiratory disease,
seizure disorders, traumatic brain injury, etc.
Mobility
related disabilities: paraplegia, quadriplegia,
arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, cerebral palsy, multiple
sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, polio, spinal cord injuries,
stroke, etc.
Hearing-related disabilities: Deaf, Hard of hearing,
vertigo,etc.
Visual
disabilities: complete blindness or low vision that
may be a result of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy,
glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, inoperable cataracts, etc.
Learning
disabilities: Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Disorder, Dysgraphia, Central Auditory Processing Disorder,
Dyscalculia, Aspberger's,
Autism Spectrum Disorder, etc.
Persons with disabilities who are
interested in attending the University of Hawaii at Mānoa may
contact the KOKUA Program for information about disability
access services, and related and general information.
In the UH Mānoa general application process,
disability status is not requested or considered in
determining admission. Detailed information about the
application process can be found on the UH Mānoa Admissions
and Records website.
MEET WITH KOKUA
STAFF Once you
have been accepted and decide to attend the University of
Hawaii at Mānoa, please
call to schedule an appointment with our Director Ann Ito.
This initial appointment is an opportunity to learn more about KOKUA and the services that we provide.
Our phone number is (808) 956-7612 or (808) 956-7511.
DOCUMENTATION
All KOKUA students are required to
provide complete disability documentation to our office.
This documentation is kept in confidential files at the KOKUA
Program office. Documentation will vary depending on the
classification of disability. Documentation is reviewed
by KOKUA professional staff to determine appropriate
accommodations. If documentation is determined to be
incomplete, KOKUA may request additional documentation.
We ask that students retain a copy
of their documentation for themselves as KOKUA is not able to
indefinitely house originals
of disability documentation for future use.
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