Accessibility

UMCES is an equal-opportunity institution. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression in its programs and activities.

The university complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 and other applicable federal and state regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. The Rehabilitation Act and the ADA require that no qualified person shall, solely by reason of disability, be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by the university.

Under Section 504 and the ADA, the term “disability” means, with respect to an individual, (A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual; (B) a record of such an impairment; or (C) being regarded as having such an impairment. Major life activities include, but are not limited to, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating and working. A major life activity also includes the operation of a major bodily function.

UMCES has an ongoing commitment to the ethical and legal compliance in the areas of:

• the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
• Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act,
• and other accessibility and disability-related laws, regulations and mandates

UMCES is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace accessible to all students, regardless of physical or mental disabilities, and will ensure there are no barriers that interfere with ability of students to perform their job duties and excel in their studies.

As part of this commitment, UMCES strives to provide an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, AA, and commercial screen reading software. Features of the website are created to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities.

To report inaccessible web pages, please contact our web team. (online form)

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Please contact our compliance team at compliance@umces.edu.

UMD Resources

Accessibility and Disability Services

For more information on what services are provided at UMD, please see this website. 

Terpware – Morphic Installation

UMCES students have access to downloading Mophic, an open-sourced tool that makes it easier to change screen scale, use the magnifier or snip tool, have text read out loud, and change contrast or color filters (for color blindness). See the Terpware site for more information.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

UMCES students in the MEES Program have access to a variety of deaf and hard of hearing services, including captioning accommodations, assistive listening devices, and a variety of other resources. Please see this website for more information, including the procedures for requesting accommodations, including accommodations over Zoom.