Accessibility and disability inclusion are a shared responsibility between everyone at UW–Madison. Disability rights are civil rights. Everyone – from faculty and staff to managers and supervisors – must ensure no qualified disabled individual is denied the opportunity to access or benefit from the university’s programs, services, activities, workspaces, and digital tools. This collaborative university effort is in line with UW–Madison’s disability and accessibility obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability nondiscrimination laws.
Various resources offer information about designing inclusively and implementing reasonable accommodations. The resources below will help you to do your part to create accessible programs so disabled individuals can independently access the university.
Accessibility Resources:
- To make digital spaces, such as websites, presentation materials, and other digital tools accessible:
- Center for User Experience:
- Partners to create more accessible, usable, and inclusive digital spaces
- Supports the Digital Accessibility policy
- Offers “Make it accessible” guides ranging from document, email, and website accessibility to inclusive hybrid meetings
- Center for User Experience:
- To ensure physical spaces are accessible:
- Facilities Access Specialist:
- Reviews construction plans for accessible code compliance
- Offers Disability Resource Guide on:
- Reviews construction plans for accessible code compliance
- Facilities Access Specialist:
- For general information about accessibility resources:
- Accessibility @ UW–Madison:
- Central university website for accessibility resources
- Additional information includes:
- Accessibility @ UW–Madison:
Disability Accommodation Resources:
- For managers and supervisors who oversee employees needing accommodations, or for employees seeking accommodations:
- Employee Disability Resources Office:
- Provides guidance and information on the disability accommodation process for employees, student-employees, and job-applicants
- Manages the Divisional Disability Representative program; the point of contact for individuals, including students, needing a job-related disability accommodation
- Employee Disability Resources Office:
- For faculty and staff engaging with students or program participants with disabilities:
- McBurney Disability Resource Center:
- For students with disabilities who need an academic accommodation to engage, explore, and take part in the Wisconsin Experience
- Consults with faculty and staff on how to implement accommodations
- Supports units with reasonable accommodations for visitors and program participants, including programming in the Division of Extension
- McBurney Disability Resource Center:
Thank you for your efforts in making UW–Madison inclusive and accessible to everyone. If you have questions, want to learn more about your role in creating an accessible experience, contact the ADA Coordinator.