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Accommodations, Accessibility, Assistance

The Disability Management System (DMS) provides leadership to the University and University Health System efforts to ensure an accessible, hospitable working and learning environment for people with disabilities while ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. We serve as a centralized clearinghouse on disABILITY-related information, procedures and services.

Students

Employees

Visitors & Patients

Service & Assistance Animals

Duke is committed to providing an open and accessible environment to all members of the Duke community. This includes welcoming service and assistance animals that are assisting individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.

Service & Assistance Animals

Convert a Document

Follow four easy steps to have your document converted into an alternative, accessible format. The result is delivered in your email inbox. You may upload one or more files, enter a URL to a file, or simply type in the text you wish to have converted.

Convert a Document

Accessible Event Planning

Having a disability should not prevent anyone from participating in Duke events. Find guidance and resources to help you host an accessible event, including preparing for and handling requests for disability accommodations and modifications.

Accessible Event Planning

Web Accessibility

Duke's web accessibility website is designed to help people at Duke understand web accessibility requirements, Duke's Guidelines, and how to meet those standards. You'll find web accessibility definitions and terms, how to assess a website, how to fix problems, and where to get help.

Web Accessibility

Upcoming Training & Events

The Disability Management System Office provides, co-hosts, and sponsors events and training opportunities to educate the Duke community about how to better work with and serve individuals with disabilities. In addition to on-demand training videos, DMS has a regular lunch-and-learn series.

Upcoming Training & Events

Duke Athletics: Game Day Information

Duke Athletics and Duke University welcome all persons with disabilities to our campus and athletic events. Information about available accessibility accommodations at our facilities is available by sport in the Duke A-Z Game Day Guides.

Game Day Guides

Report a Facility Access Issue

Please notify us if you have an access concern about any part of the Duke University campus or Duke University Health System facilities. This includes access into or around any of the buildings as well as paths, crosswalks and parking lots.

Report a Facility Access Issue

Campus Access Advisories

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