Register with Disability Services

If you are accepted for admission or enrolled in at least one UMass class, you can follow this link and get started right away. Just complete the registration form and keep an eye on your UMass email for next steps.

Would you like to know more about what to expect from the registration process? 

Keep reading, and explore the pages linked here to learn more about how you can prepare, what kind of documentation is recommended, and what happens after submitting the registration form.

Our Registration FAQs page is also helpful for answering questions that may arise at different stages of the registration process, and we have a YouTube video that shows the process of filling out the registration form, step-by-step. 

The first step for students to set up accommodations is to self-disclose their disability to Disability Services (DS). Disability Services does not know you are a student with a disability until you disclose.

Disability Services maintains confidentiality of your health and disability information. It will not show up on any academic records that you have registered with our office, and faculty are not aware that you receive accommodations unless you decide to send them your accommodation letters. We only share information about accommodations and access measures with instructors and University staff on a need-to-know basis. We do not share diagnostic information, and if students need us to share information with a support person or health provider, we will ask them to complete a release of information form.

DS employees are mandated reporters. When students report sexual assault/misconduct, relationship violence, stalking, or harm to themselves/others, DS staff has an obligation to report those incidents to the University’s Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA) office. If a report is made, EOA will follow up with students to provide resources/additional support. If students want a confidential place to discuss, DS employees can share campus resources.