Please stay tuned to this site for additional updates for the Spring 2021 semester. Disability Services is fully operational and our staff are working remotely. Please check out the Spring 2021 tab below for regular updates on registering for services, exam accommodations and other updates to processes.
We are delighted to be working with you!
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Every qualified student with a disability has the following rights:
Equal access to educational and co-curricular programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities available through the university.
Reasonable and effective accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids as determined on a case-by-case basis.
Appropriate confidentiality regarding information pertaining to disability, including choice of disability disclosure except as required by law.
Information reasonably available in accessible formats (i.e., meets request deadlines to ensure availability).
To be treated with respect and dignity by all Disability Services staff.
Every student with a disability has the responsibility to:
Meet the University's qualifications, including essential technical, academic, and institutional standards.
Identify as an individual with a disability and request accommodations in a timely manner.
Provide documentation from an appropriate professional source verifying the nature of the disability, functional limitations, and the rationale for specific accommodations being recommended.
Initiate and maintain communication with Disability Services and assigned Consumer Manager.
Please do not send pictures of documentation. Please upload your diagnostic documentation to Box and share it with the notify@admin.umass.edu address. This is the most secure way to send your documentation. DS will have very limited access to faxed materials or mail during the COVID-19 response period.
