Does DSS help other members of the University community with disabilities?

Yes, DSS also works with faculty, staff, and visitors with disabilities by:

• Consulting with the UW Human Resources department as needed to ensure employees with disabilities receive reasonable accommodations in the workplace.

• Providing assistance to any UW department seeking to make their programs and services accessible to visitors who have disabilities.

• Working with UW administration to recommend physical and programmatic modifications still needed to improve the accessibility of our facilities and programs.

• Working to coordinate interpreting or transcription services for events such as cultural programming, graduation and other campus activities.