How students, employees, visitors, and program participants can request an accommodation at UW-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive experience for all students, employees, and guests, including people with disabilities.
Request sign-language interpreting or professional live captioning
The McBurney Disability Resource Center coordinates sign language interpreting and professional live captioning (e.g. CART) for university departmental events, presentations, and disability-related accommodations. For more information, visit the McBurney Center website.
Students, academic program applicants, and employees
Students, academic program applicants, and employees with a disability make their request through CommunicationAccess@UW.
Job-applicants, visitors, and program participants
Individuals applying for a job or participating in a program or activity requesting interpreting or captioning due to a disability.
UW-Madison departments, program hosts, and event coordinators
Departments, program hosts, or event coordinators can request sign language interpreting or live captioning for a disability accommodation request or to proactively make their event more inclusive through CommunicationAccess@UW.
Request other accommodations
Students
The McBurney Disability Resource Center is the office for students with disabilities requesting classroom and other accommodations.
Employees and applicants
Employees with disabilities and job applicants are supported through the campus network of Divisional Disability Representatives.
Visitors and program participants
How visitors with disabilities, including guests can seek accommodations to participate in programs, activities, and services at UW–Madison.
Division of Extension program participants
The Division of Extension’s Access Consultant assists participants seeking a reasonable accommodation for Extension’s services, programs, and activities.
What is an accommodation?
A reasonable accommodation is an auxiliary aid, service, adjustment, or modification to ensure individuals with disabilities are not denied or excluded from the benefits of a course, activity, service, program. In employment, it is a modification of a job or work environment to allow for essential job functions to be performed.
Examples:
- Additional testing time
- Note-taking
- Flexible work schedule
- Sign-language interpreting
- Captions
The appeals process
The university offers an appeals process for individuals with disabilities who are denied an accommodation through the Office of Compliance.