A Guide for Faculty and Staff Working with Students with Disabilities
Section IV: Campus Coordination
UW Madison employs a disability “infrastructure” that allows multiple departments and units to provide and respond to access and accommodation issues involving all members of the university community. This collaborative model utilizes the strengths and skills of specific units. For example, the Access and Accommodation in Instruction Committee addresses academic issues while the ADA Task Force (chaired by Vice Chancellor for Legal and Executive Affairs) provides leadership and guidance on non-academic issues. The McBurney Disability Resource Center is directly responsible for student issues while the Equity and Diversity Resource Center (EDRC) has primary responsibility for accommodations pertaining to UW employees. A disability specialist within EDRC is available to consult with the employee or the employee’s supervisor regarding appropriate workplace accommodations.
The Division Level Representatives (DLRs) are the employee equivalent of the AARCs. DLRs may be consulted when there are disability-related employment issues as well as concerns regarding general physical access to buildings and facilities. The Disability Specialist in the Equity and Diversity Resource Center provides training to the Division Level Representatives.
The model below demonstrates the collaborative and supportive nature of UW disability accommodation processes.
