Accessibility Resources

Accessibility Resources (AR) provides academic resources and support to ensure that students with documented disabilities are able to access and participate in the opportunities available at the University of Miami. Documentation is reviewed and accommodations are assigned in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.

Services of a personal nature (for example, readers for personal use, tutoring, or assistance in eating or dressing) are not provided by the University. AR may make referrals when possible to other offices or agencies that may assist in providing nonacademic or personal services. Such referrals should not be considered an endorsement.

Accommodations

AR will not provide any accommodations until all essential documentation has been submitted. Students seeking services at AR should remember the following points:

• Accommodations are provided individually, not as a package, and are based on the student's documentation, the disability, and individual needs.
• The University will not grant accommodations that may fundamentally alter the nature of a course of study or would be a direct threat to the health or safety of the student or University community.
• The fact that an accommodation was granted at another institution does not guarantee that the same accommodation will be grated at UM.
• Accommodations must be requested through AR prior to the time that they are needed and within enough time to allow the office to coordinate the services. Accommodations will not be provided retroactively.
• UM does not have a comprehensive learning disabilities program, or any other disability-specific program, but examines an individual's needs on a case-by-case basis to provide reasonable accommodations and a system of support services to address those needs.
• AR has information about the types of adapted equipment available on campus.