The Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD)
The CSD collaborates with students, faculty, family members, and the greater UConn community to promote holistic student success and ensure a comprehensively accessible and inclusive environment.
Welcome to the CSD
The CSD engages in an interactive process with each student and reviews requests for accommodations on an individualized, case-by-case basis. Depending on the nature and functional limitations of a student’s documented disability, they may be eligible for reasonable and appropriate accommodations.
Accommodations
Learn about the accommodations process, the types of accommodations available and how to connect with the CSD to obtain them.
Programs & Services
The CSD has been providing services to the UConn community for over 50 years, with nationally recognized programs for students with disabilities.
MyAccess
Our comprehensive online resource for students, instructors and staff to manage accommodations and appointments with the CSD.
Schedule An Appointment
School of Medicine
860-335-5052
brooke.joyce@uconn.edu
School of Dental Medicine
860-335-5052
brooke.joyce@uconn.edu
School of Social Work
860-335-5052
brooke.joyce@uconn.edu
School of Law
860-486-2020
shannon.mcalister@uconn.edu
News & Announcements
Fall 2026 – Virtual Sessions for Prospective Students
Virtual prospective student information sessions will introduce students to the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) at UConn and discuss how accommodation requests and coordination in college differ from the process in high school.
Additionally, staff from CSD’s enhanced services program, Beyond Access, will present an overview of their program, and our CSDTech Team will demonstrate some Assistive Technology tools. There will be an opportunity to ask questions.
**All sessions will be held online via Microsoft Teams from 2:00pm-4:00pm.**
- Monday, October 5
- Tuesday, October 20
- Thursday, November 5
- Friday, November 20
- Friday, December 4
To register for a session, email us at csd@uconn.edu and include your student’s condition(s), the names and relationships of anyone attending with the prospective student, and if any attendee requires accommodations to participate.
Developing Accessible Course Materials
Campus Partners
University of Connecticut Interpreting Services (UCIS)
Request American Sign Language Interpreter or Computer-Assisted Real time Transcription (CART) for a UConn event
Office for Inclusion and Civil Rights
Faculty & Staff Accommodations and Accessible Events
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Best Practices in Teaching and Learning
Accessibility Resources
UConn Accessibility Policies
Listing of all UConn disability-related policies
Educational Technologies
Captioning, Video Services, HuskyCT Accessibility