Maryland's Deputy Secretary of Disabilities William J. Frank visited UMBC on Friday, 2/3/17 for a tour of campus accessibility projects and discussion of our upcoming Access Maryland proposal. Student Disability Services was honored to welcome Deputy Frank to our office and appreciates the collaboration with Facilities Management to make this site visit possible. 

Pictured from left to right: Lenn Caron (AVP Facilities Management), Celso Guitian (Campus Planner- FM), Stephanie Lazarus (Accessibility Manager/ADA Coordinator), Deputy Frank (MDOD), Julianne Simpson (Director of Planning- FM), and Tawny McManus (SDS & Accessibility Resources Director).

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Maryland's Deputy Secretary of Disabilities William J. Frank visited UMBC on Friday, 2/3/17 for a tour of campus accessibility projects and discussion of our upcoming Access Maryland proposal....

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Congratulations to the 13 new Delta Alpha Pi (DAPi)  International Honor Society Inductees. For more information about DAPi please visit our website at...

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Alternative Text requests for Spring can now be submitted online. Please enter all requested information at the following link: http://sds.umbc.edu/alternate-format-text/ if you have been approved...

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Please submit your Spring Accommodation Semester Requests in the Accommodate student portal. Paper accommodation cards are no longer being accepted. See the link below on how to submit your...

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New Information: You can now schedule testing online through the Accommodate portal.
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With final exams next week, we at Student Disability Services would like remind students, who are approved for testing accommodations, to schedule your final exams with our office ASAP. Final...

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 Do you take clear and detailed notes? Want to receive compensation for sharing your notes? The Office of Student Disability Services are now accepting note taker applications for the spring 2017...

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Just a reminder for students who are planning on taking classes during the winter session and want to use their accommodations. Please submit your Semester Request through Accommodate.

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New Information: You can now schedule testing online through the Accommodate portal.
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As the semester is winding down, we at Student Disability Services would like remind students, who are approved for testing accommodations, to start scheduling your final exams with our office....

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New Information: You may now schedule testing online through the Accommodate portal.
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As the semester is entering the midway point, we at Student Disability Services wold like to remind you to be sure to schedule your exams with our office with at least 2 business days notice. New...

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October is Disability Awareness Month. Please check out events being held campus-wide!

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