Are you ReADY?
Facilities Management and Residential Life are excited to announce the launch of our new customer request portal ReADY for faculty, staff, and students to report maintenance issues and to request services, effective Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
ReADY is a user-friendly application which runs on all smart phones, tablets, and computers.
ReADY allows all campus users to request services, using an easy-to-follow system of tiles and dropdown selections. Based upon your affiliation as a faculty/staff, commuter student, or residential student, you will see a customized set of tiles to report issues and request services for buildings, grounds, roadways, and other infrastructure.
Access ReADY via this link using your UMBC email and password:
https://umbc.assetworks.cloud/ready
Customers will receive email notifications and be able to monitor status of requests by clicking on Process or Notifications in ReADY.
For current AiM Users, ReADY replaces the AiM work order request process. The AiM interface for requests will be disabled at 5 pm on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
A ReADY user guide and additional information is available on Facilities Management’s website:
https://fm.umbc.edu/work-request/
Accessibility and Disability Services works in strong partnership with Facilities Management and will be updating their Work Control information - though the on-the-go process for calling in a condition remains 410-455-2550 from any phone. Campus faculty and staff are encouraged to bookmark the site to assist with prompt repair resolution.
As always with Accessibility & Disability Services - please report accessibility concerns at any time via our online form linked here.
Just a reminder that if you have a disability-based accommodation, please schedule SDS finals now to avoid time conflicts! Read all the way to the end of this message!
For students with SDS testing accommodations at the UMBC main campus, please use our Accommodate software (https://sds.umbc.edu/accommodated-testing/) to schedule your final exams. During finals, May 19th through May 24th,
SDS will be open for testing between 8:30 am and 6:00 pm each testing
day. (NOTE - There are no 7:00 pm extended hours during finals at UMBC
SDS-main campus.) Remember that finals must be booked in SDS a minimum
of two business days in advance, BUT you should schedule all of them NOW. SDS actually ran out of space during midterms but can advocate for additional rooms for Finals if demand is known in advance.
For students registered with SDS who take classes at Shady Grove (USG), please follow the directions on the USG testing website at https://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/student-services/center-for-academic-success/dss. In general, USG test request forms must be submitted at least 7 days prior to the exam date.
Important Notes:
Please contact the SDS office via email (disability@umbc.edu), phone (410-455-2459), or dropping by (Math/Psych 212) if you have any questions, or if we can assist you in scheduling your finals on the Main Campus.
Resources:
Please schedule SDS finals now to avoid time conflicts! Read all the way to the end of this message!
For students with SDS testing accommodations at the UMBC main campus, please use our Accommodate software (https://sds.umbc.edu/accommodated-testing/) to schedule your final exams. During finals, May 19th through May 24th,
SDS will be open for testing between 8:30 am and 6:00 pm each testing
day. (NOTE - There are no 7:00 pm extended hours during finals at UMBC
SDS-main campus.) Remember that finals must be booked in SDS a minimum
of two business days in advance, BUT you should schedule all of them NOW.
We actually ran out of space during midterms but can advocate for
additional rooms for Finals if we know the demand in advance.
For students registered with SDS who take classes at Shady Grove (USG), please follow the directions on the USG testing website at https://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/student-services/center-for-academic-success/dss. In general, USG test request forms must be submitted at least 7 days prior to the exam date.
Important Notes:
Please contact our office via email (disability@umbc.edu), phone (410-455-2459), or dropping by (Math/Psych 212) if you have any questions, or if we can assist you in scheduling your finals on the Main Campus.
~~Student Disability Services
Resources:
This month we highlight awareness about sexual assault - which informs community safety and health at UMBC. ADS and SDS are acutely aware of how this harmful and criminal behavior disproportionately affects people with disabilities. Participating in the campus climate survey supports the campus awareness and training and response efforts. UMBC Office of Equity and Inclusion's survey is now open. You can access the online survey here and it will be open until Monday, April 25, 2022 and will take about 15-25 minutes to complete. This survey is anonymous and confidential; only after completing the Campus Climate Survey, is there a voluntary prompt for a drawing.
Content note: This survey asks some questions about personal experiences with sexual and interpersonal violence. Some of the language used in this survey is explicit and direct, and may be triggering or uncomfortable for some participants. Information on how to get help, if you need it, appears before and after the survey and is available at any time on the OEI website.
Learn more about Disability and Victimization here. Become involved with awareness, prevention and safety by participating in Green Dot (prevention) Training and being familiar with UMBC Resources.