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Accessibility & Accommodation
The reasonable accommodation process includes the involvement of several resource offices for people with disabilities; Student Disability Services, the Employee Relations section of Human Resources, and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity. The university requires five (5) working days to provide reasonable accommodations at public events. Request ADA accommodations at USF using this form.
USF strives to make our websites and digital content available to persons with disabilities by assuring compatibility with assistive technologies. If you are having difficulty viewing or interacting with any digital resource, you may report it by completing the Digital Access Barrier Report form.
If you have comments, concerns, or complaints please contact our EO-ADA Compliance Officer Kenneth Thomas (kennetht22@usf.edu) or email eo-adacompliance@usf.edu
More information about filing a discrimination complaint can be found here.
Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act at USF
It is the policy and practice of the University of South Florida to comply fully with the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and all other federal and State laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability. The ADA was designed to extend civil rights protection to people with disabilities. Title II of the ADA mandates that government agencies make their programs and services accessible to and usable by, persons with disabilities. Even before the passage of the ADA, USF was covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, sections 503 and 504, which mandated that programs and services be accessible to people with disabilities.
The interactive reasonable accommodation process includes the involvement of several resource offices for people with disabilities; Student Disability Services, the Employee Relations section of Human Resources, and Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Office. The University requires five (5) working days to provide disability accommodations at public events.
The University of South Florida has several offices that assist with Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance and Reasonable Accommodations.
The discrimination complaint investigation process lists steps to follow for a formal allegation of discrimination by disability status.