UCSD
CAMPUS NOTICE
University of California, San Diego

PLEASE POST

SUBJECT: Reaffirmation of UCSD's Commitment to be Accessible to Individuals with Disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) provide essential civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities. Accordingly, I would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm UCSD's commitment to be accessible to individuals with disabilities and not to discriminate due to disability.

We all share the responsibility of safeguarding the civil rights of individuals with disabilities who seek to participate in the full range of UCSD's programs, activities, and services. Therefore, as members of the campus community, I encourage you to review and familiarize yourselves with our campus policies and procedures. The current list of resource specialists has been updated and is a supplement to this policy. If you need assistance in determining whom to contact for assistance, please contact UCSD's ADA Coordinator, Barry J. Niman, at (858) 534-6743. Additionally, as event notices are prepared, please be aware of our willingness to provide reasonable accommodations when necessary to enable access or participation. A sample statement is: "Please contact [Name] at [Phone# and e-mail address] at least [advance notice time frame] prior to this event to request any necessary reasonable accommodations to enable your access and participation."

Please ensure that on- and off-campus events are held at facilities that are wheelchair accessible. Also, consider possible accommodation expenses such as hiring sign language interpreters when budgeting for UCSD-sponsored events. The budgets of an event’s sponsors will be the source of any reasonable accommodation funding necessary to ensure access to the event for people with disabilities. Department budgets will be the primary source for any funding necessary to implement a reasonable job accommodation for a UCSD faculty or staff member. If you need assistance with funding issued, please contact UCSD's ADA Coordinator, Barry J. Niman, at (858) 534-6743.

I request that you do all that you can to make certain that UCSD is accessible to all visitors, students, faculty, and staff. By doing so, the University community will become a more welcoming environment for individuals with disabilities.