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<Title>Travel Accomodations for Religious, Medical or Other</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>Effective immediately, travelers seeking an exceptions due to a religious, medical, or other accommodation must submit documentation to the designated office <strong>PRIOR</strong> to travel. </p>
    <p><strong>Religious accommodation</strong> documentation must be sent to the Office of Equity and Civil Rights. Begin the online accommodation request <a href="https://ecr.umbc.edu/policies-and-procedures/faith-based-and-religious-accommodations/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</p>
    <p><strong>Medical or other accommodation</strong> must be submitted to the Office of Accessibility and Disability Services (OADS)  <a href="https://ecr.umbc.edu/policies-and-procedures/faith-based-and-religious-accommodations/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.  No confidental information is included on the documentation included in Concur.</p>
    <p><strong>Where to include in Concur? </strong>Copy of approved accommodation must be included with travel request and the expense report as support documentation.  No confidental information is included on the documentation included in Concur.</p>
    <p><strong>When to get approval? </strong>All accommodations must be approved in writing by the relevant office prior to booking travel, to be considered during the travel approval process.</p>
    
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    <p><strong>For questions concerning the accommodation process please contact:</strong></p>
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    <p>Office of Accessibility and Disability Services: <a href="mailto:adasupport@umbc.edu">adasupport@umbc.edu</a></p>
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<Summary>Effective immediately, travelers seeking an exceptions due to a religious, medical, or other accommodation must submit documentation to the designated office PRIOR to travel.    Religious...</Summary>
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<PostedAt>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:24:07 -0400</PostedAt>
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