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ADA Accommodation & Compliance Process

All employees need to understand their legal obligations to their employees and students who request reasonable accommodation under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). In accordance with the ADA, an individual with a disability is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities such as breathing, eating, sleeping, walking, talking, manual tasks, etc. Examples of reasonable accommodations in the workplace and academic setting include:

  • Making existing facilities readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities

  • Modifying work schedules

  • Acquiring or modifying equipment or devices

  • Testing accommodations, such as extended time

  • Distraction-reduced environments such as a separate room, and use of a word processor

  • Auxiliary aids such as braille, note takers, interpreters, readers, assistive listening devices, and captioning

At the University of Colorado Boulder, individuals with disabilities are entitled to access, support, and when appropriate, reasonable accommodations. ADA Compliance is responsible for providing disability-related information, services, and resources to staff, faculty, and visitors, including the provision of workplace accommodations. ADA Compliance upholds its mission to promote equal access and opportunity for those with disabilities by educating the campus community and by partnering with campus departments to address ADA needs across the university.

View the University’s ADA Nondiscrimination Notice & ADA Compliance Procedures here. An employee seeking a reasonable accommodation should contact ADA Compliance by email at adacoordinator@colorado.edu or by phone at (303) 492- 9725. A student seeking an educational accommodation should contact Disability Services, by email at dsinfo@colorado.edu or by phone at (303) 492-8671. Disability Services, within the Office of Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement (ODECE), functions as the central point for accommodations in the educational environment for students.