The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is committed to providing for the needs of enrolled or admitted students who have disabilities as defined under "Section 504" of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. University policy requires reasonable accommodations to be made for students with disabilities on an individualized and flexible basis.

Students with sensory, physical, cognitive, psychiatric, systemic, and learning disabilities may need accommodations for program and physical access. It is the student's responsibility to contact Disability Services to discuss their individual needs for accommodations and for advising about contact with faculty. Reasonable accommodations are determined on an individual basis. After registering with Disability Services, students should follow up with faculty regarding their needs. Some students, however, are reluctant to identify themselves or ask for assistance. Faculty can help alleviate this reluctance by stating on the syllabus: "Any student with a documented disability condition (e.g., physical, learning, psychiatric, systemic, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations should contact the instructor and Disability Services at the beginning of the semester."

Disability Services, 180 McNamara Alumni Center, (612) 626-1333 TTY/voice, assists in ensuring equal access for students with disabilities by documenting disabilities and providing or arranging reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, auxiliary aids and services, training, consultation, and technical assistance. Their website is located at http://ds.umn.edu.