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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, and workspaces, including the use of digital tools and electronic resources. This collaborative university effort is in line with UW–Madison’s obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability nondiscrimination laws.
Various resources offer information about designing accessibly and implementing reasonable accommodations. The resources below will help you do your part to create accessible programs, so disabled individuals can independently and more seamlessly access the university.
Accessibility Resources:
- To ensure the university’s digital ecosystem is accessible:
- Center for User Experience:
- Partners to create more accessible, usable, and inclusive digital spaces
- Supports digital accessibility requirements
- Offers “Make it Accessible” guides ranging from course content to document, email, and website accessibility
- Center for User Experience:
- To ensure physical spaces are accessible:
- Facilities Access Specialist:
- Reviews construction plans for accessible code compliance
- Manages physical barrier removal and accessibility
- Offers Disability Resource Guide on:
- Facilities Access Specialist:
- Accessible campus parking and transportation options:
- For general information about accessibility resources:
- Accessibility @ UW–Madison:
- Central university accessibility website
- 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:
- Oversees and educates the university community about the ADA’s employment provisions, the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, and the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act
- Provides guidance and information on the reasonable accommodation process for employees, student-employees, and job-applicants with disabilities or pregnancy-related limitations, including lactation, to advance access and inclusion
- Manages the Divisional Disability Representative program; the point of contact for employees, including student-employees, who need a job-related accommodation for a disability or pregnancy-related condition
- Provides virtual and in-person training for managers and supervisors including an Introduction to Reasonable Accommodations Canvas module
- Employee Disability Resources Office:
- For faculty and staff engaging with students or program participants with disabilities:
- McBurney Disability Resource Center:
- Supports students with disabilities who need an academic accommodation to engage, explore, and participate in the Wisconsin Experience
- Consults with faculty, teaching assistants, and staff on how to implement accommodations
- Offers four-module Instructor Guide to Student Accommodations for faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants
- 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, or need this message in an alternative format due to disability, email ada_coordinator@wisc.edu.
Wishing you a great start to the term,
Ruben Mota, Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator
Mark Whittaker, Deputy Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator