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UDR offers the following services
Consultation
UDR is available to consult with community members related to best practices for accessibility and inclusion of persons with disabilities. Consultation may be initiated by a phone call (617.495.1859 or TTY 617.496.0466), or email to disabilityresources@harvard.edu. Examples of topics community members may wish to consult on:
- Resources available to students and employees with disabilities
- Accommodations statements for programs, events, and applications
- Responding to student, employee, and/or visitor reasonable accommodation requests
- Best practices for running inclusive and accessible programs
- When and how to provide captioning and/or audio descriptions for video or online content
- How to run accessible in-person, remote, or hybrid events
- Assessing physical accessibility of spaces used for programs and activities
- Access for service animals in campus spaces
- Effective communication with community members who are deaf or hard of hearing
Training
UDR is happy to provide education in support of increasing accessibility and inclusion of persons with disabilities in our community. UDR will tailor trainings or topical discussions for departments if a group of ten or more persons agree to participate. UDR also offers a general Disability Inclusion class through Harvard’s Center for Workplace Development.
Technology and Equipment
UDR’s Assistive Technology Library and Lab (ATLL) offers people the ability to try out technology to see if it is helpful to them. The ATLL also loans assistive technology and equipment such as wheelchairs or assistive listening devices, to any member of our community.
Accommodations
Harvard community members with questions about reasonable accommodations for themselves or others may contact UDR at disabilityresources@harvard.edu for consultation.
*Community members may wish to review UDR’s website for general guidance related to accessibility and our Frequently Asked Questions page to learn answers to common questions
Upcoming Events
Adaptive Yoga Workshop
Come join UDR and the Provost's office for a free yoga session that begins with gentle physical activity to invigorate your body and transitions into Yoga Nidra, a deeply relaxing practice that promotes mental clarity and tranquility. Harvard University...
Disabled Student Social
Are you looking to connect with fellow students with disabilities at Harvard? Please join us for an evening of conversation and community building. Free pizza and cookies will be served. Please be sure to bring a Harvard ID. Harvard University welcomes...
News
Harvard Celebrates Disability Pride and access to resources
For a second year, Harvard will hold a celebration for Disability Pride month. University Disability Resources (UDR) also has a new home within the university. Read more in the Harvard Gazette article: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/07...
Harvard Celebrates Second Graduates with Disabilities Affinity Ceremony
For a second year, Harvard held an affinity celebration for Graduates with Disabilities. Adrian S. Anantawan, a Canadian violinist and graduate of the Graduate School of Education, came to the stage to perform a musical selection from ‘Butterfly Lovers...
Harvard Offers Site-wide Access to Visual Interpreting Service Aira
Harvard is pleased to announce its new engagement with visual interpreting service Aira. Free unlimited access is now available for anyone on Harvard’s Cambridge or Boston campuses who have Aira downloaded to their phone. This visual interpreting service...
Disability Rights Activist Brooke Ellison Remembered as a Friend and Leader
Brooke Ellison, Harvard College class of 2000 and Harvard Kennedy School MPP class of 2004, passed away on February 4, 2024. Brooke's life and work impacted many in the Harvard community. To learn more visit the Crimson's obituary: https://www.thecrimson...
Comedians with Disabilities Act
UDR and Common Spaces hosted a February 8, 2024 comedy show featuring the Comedians with Disabilities Act. All community members were welcome.
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution viewing
Date: Thursday, October 19th at 5:30pm Location: Countway Cinema in the Countway Library located at 10 Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115 Join us for an abbreviated screening of Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. A film discussion and Q&A session will...
Black Mental Health Experiences: Storytelling & Music
The Longwood Campus Black Staff Caucus, the MIND Project, and Countway Library proudly present Black Mental Health Experiences: Storytelling & Music. This event aims to raise awareness and foster dialogue about the mental health experiences of Black...
Authentic Inclusion Drives Innovation
Presentation by Frances West, video now available! ( Harvard Affiliates Only) - Link to Authentic Inclusion Drives Innovation Presented by the Institute for Human Centered Design, this documentary film and research project reexamines the experience of...