The Disability Services Office provides equal access by determining reasonable accommodations for students and partnering with campus communities to remove barriers, promote diversity, implement universal design and strive for inclusion for all.

Meeting with Disability Services

Disability Services is an Appointment-Based service.

Booking an appointment: To book an appointment with Disability Services, a student must first register with our office.

Registration with Disability Services: To register with Disability Services please follow the Disability Registration Process.

Students who are registered with Disability Services: Students who have already had an Intake Appointment and are fully registered with Disability Services can Log in to Accommodate to book an appointment.

Welcome to the Disability Services Office!

Important Student Updates

Registration with Disability Services

Fall 2024 registration deadline. The last day to register and receive accommodations for Fall 2024, is December 5, 2024.

Spring Intake appointments start on January 6, 2025. Students may now start the registration process with Disability Services by completing the Public Accommodations Request form and upload their documentation.


Semester / Accommodations Requests

Accommodations requests for Fall 2024 is closed. Students who have already requested their accommodations may still be able to use the Testing Center with Faculty approval.

Winter Classes - Winter Class run from December 30, 2024 to January 19, 2025.  Accommodation Requests for Winter Classes will open on December 23, 2024.

Intake Appointments: All students who have started the registration process and have received a confirmation email approving their documentation can Log in to Accommodate with your student credentials to book their intake appointments. The last day for appointments for Fall 2024 is December 5, 2024.

Testing Center Information

Student who are registered with Disability Services and need access to the Testing Center, must login onto Accommodate and submit their Accommodations Request.

Students not registered with Disability Services and have never had access to the Testing Center, please complete a Public Accommodations Request form to request access. Once approved, you will receive an email on how to proceed.

Students who have previously been granted access to the Testing Center, but do not have access for the current semester, please email: Disability@uml.edu with your Name and Student ID to request access.

Students who need to schedule a make-up exam for a past semester, please contact the Testing Center directly as they will need to do this manually.

For any other testing needs, please follow the guidelines on the Testing Center website.

Please use the helpful links below for next steps:

New to UMass Lowell (UML)?

Do you want more information about the Disability Services Office?

Please complete the Disability Services Office - Prospective / Admitted Students More Information Form. We will reach out to you personally.

Report Non-Urgent Physical Access Concern

Students, submit a physical accessibility service request to the Disability Office. For urgent requests (i.e., elevator broken, push button issue, weather related, etc.) call Facilities at 978-934-2601.