Accessible Education Center
Hilary Gerdes, Senior Director
541-346-1155
541-346-6013 fax
164 Oregon Hall
info@uoregon.College
The University of Oregon is dedicated to the principles of equal opportunity in education and recognizes disability as an aspect of diversity integral to the university and to society. The Accessible Education Center collaborates with students, instructors, staff members, and the community to promote accessible education and create an educational environment that is usable, equitable, sustainable, and inclusive for all members of the university community. Inclusive design is promoted as a viable and necessary approach to creating that environment.
The center is a resource to the university community on issues related to disability and access. Students, parents, and community members are encouraged to contact the office with questions, concerns, or requests regarding full participation in university classes, programs, and offerings.
The office provides consultation, outreach, training, and direct support and services in the form of academic accommodations under guidance from the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These include, but are not limited to, academic advising, adaptive technology assistance, classroom relocation, alternative testing procedures, instructor notification, note taking, and sign-language interpreting. The Accessible Education Center meets with students to discuss individual access needs, and when necessary requests paperwork or other documentation to establish eligibility for services.
The university does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission or access to, treatment of, or employment in its programs or activities. Modifications to academic requirements are made when needed to ensure that such requirements neither discriminate nor have the effect of discriminating on the basis of disability against a qualified applicant or student.