Please stay tuned for additional timely updates in the updates tab below, including information for those seeking COVID related remote accommodations.
The Spring 2023 semester has been uploaded to Clockwork. If you are a returning student, enrolled in your courses for Spring 2023, we strongly encourage you to login to Clockwork and send out your accommodation letters in advance of the semester. If you are a student new to DS, please login to select an appointment with an Access Coordinator during Winter Session, so we can best prepare your accommodations in time for Spring semester. Staff are available to meet via phone or zoom during the winter session. Following your appointment and/or release of accommodations to faculty, don't forget to sign up for (if eligible) notes and/or exam proctoring.
All students eligible for notes as an approved accommodation must login to Clockwork and select the classes in which notes are needed, so DS staff can provide access.
Appointments with staff are necessary, as our schedules cannot support drop ins. We are eager to work with you and to welcome you to UMass!
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 staff, especially with an Access Coordinator.
Students registered with DS and eligible for access to the Assitive Technology Center (located in the Learning Commons of the W.E.B. DuBois Library) can submit this form to receive assistance and training on various ATC programs and products. You can reach the ATC at atc@umass.edu.
