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Visit this UC office's website for information and resources regarding accessibility across campus: register for academic and housing accommodations, contact the Communication Access Team, receive support with workplace accommodations, receive guidance with making course content accessible, and more.

Resources on website include:

  • Equatio—math writing tool that makes math both digital and accessible
  • JAWS (Job Access With Speech) – designed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse
  • Read&Write—literacy support tool that offers help with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work
  • ZoomText—Fully integrated magnification and reading program tailored for low-vision users
  • Note-taking Support
  • And more!

Contact Information:

Implemented in July 2024, the UC Accommodate platform streamlines and centralizes the academic accommodation process. Students and instructors can both log into UC Accommodate using their UC credentials to either manage their accommodations independently or view students’ accommodation letters and requests.

For more information, visit the UC Accommodate website.

To ensure all patrons have full and equal access to all library resources, UC Libraries offers a wide array of enhanced services for patrons with disabilities, such as adaptive equipment and book retrieval.

For more information, visit Adaptive Technologies.

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) provides counseling and guidance to individuals with disabilities who are seeking employment to jointly choose an employment goal based on strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, capabilities and interests. A thorough, objective understanding of your assets and liabilities, and of employment opportunities, is a prerequisite in planning. This includes graduate students looking at their future career and undergraduate students who are interested in graduate school.

For more information, visit the College-to-Career Partnership webpage.

Attending graduate school with a disability doesn’t have to be a source of stress or anxiety, as many institutions now offer exceptional services to help students on every step on their journey. Visit the GoGrad website for information on scholarships, support resources, and expert insight for achieving an advanced degree.

A UC site from Accessibility Network with guidelines, checklists, and additional resource about making web content accessible.

For more information, visit the Accessibility 101 webpage.