Disability Access Guide

The Office of Disability Resources is committed to providing equal educational opportunites to all students, and to work cooperatively with them as they grow in the skills and knowledge needed to shape their futures. We hope these pages will help you make good choices and manage your accommodations.

General Information
A New Perspective of Disability
Rights of Students with Disabilities
Responsibilities of Students with Disabilities
What is a Disability?
Confidentiality of DR Records
Accommodations and Services Available at UMD
Disability Resources Grievance Policy

Accessing Disability Resources
Accessing Disability Resources
Request for Accommodations Form
Documentation Guidelines
Letter of Accommodation (LOA) NEW!

Test Accommodations NEW!
Test Accommodations Overview
Test Accommodation Policies
Test Accommodation Procedures
Test Accommodation Responsibilities for DR
Test Accommodation Responsibilities for Students
Test Accommodation Responsibilities for Faculty
Sample Test Accommodation Request Form
Tips for Talking to Faculty
Test Change Form

Reading Accommodations
Alternatives to Print
How Access to Alternative Format Materials
Alternative Format Request Form
Assistive Technology
RFB&D
Additional on-line text links
Note Taking Assistance NEW!
Note Taking Policies and Porcedures

Housing Accommodations

Assistive Technology
Assistive Reading/Screen Readers
Assistive Listening
Assistive Writing
Where to Find AT on Campus

Interpreting
Service, therapy, and Companion Animals
Temporary Disabilities
Distance Learning
Scholarships

Student Organization
AFA (Access For All)

General Information
Stress Management
Career and Other Resources Links
Test Anxiety

Forms and tools

• Test Change (Electronic)
• Test Change (Word doc)
• Interpreter Request for Students
• Scholarship Application (Harry Oden and Marcia Bevard-Kulick Scholarships)
• NEW! Faculty Mentor Application
• Study Abroad Scholarships for students at University of Minnesota campuses with disabilities

Learning, Career & Other Resource Links

• Study Strategies
• Listening skills
• Note taking
• Learning styles
• Test taking strategies
• Stanford University Career Development Center
• Opportunities! newsletter
• Student Success Podcasts
• Disclosure Options for Employment
• Tools for Transition