Office hours
- McBurney Center Access Consultants and Staff are generally available 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
- Appointments & trainings are being conducted by web conferencing, phone, or in-person
- Scheduling: contact the front desk staff by phone (608)263-2741, text (608)225-7956, or email front desk.
- Current campus masking info
Welcome!
Welcome to the McBurney Disability Resource Center, an office within Student Affairs. We view disability as an important aspect of the diversity of UW-Madison and are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive educational experience for students. We do this by partnering with students, faculty, and staff to design accessible environments and to provide academic accommodations so that students can engage, explore and participate in the Wisconsin Idea. Whether you are a student or instructor, are new to campus or are already quite familiar, have a long history of accommodations or are just exploring disability-related accommodations for the first time, we invite you to learn more about the Center and to contact us with any questions you may have.
Disability Cultural Center (DCC) Now Open
The Disability Cultural Center (DCC) is a space to uplift, affirm, and celebrate disability identity and culture on campus.
"Faculty Notification Letters" renamed to “Student Accommodation Letters”
As of August 4, 2023 the McBurney Center renamed "Faculty Notification Letters" to “Student Accommodation Letters” to more clearly represent the content and purpose of the letters. Letters sent by email or reviewed in the instructor portal reflect this name change.
Sign Language Interpreting or Live Professional Captioning (CART) Coordinated through the McBurney Disability Resource Center
Need to request a sign language interpreter or professional live captioning for yourself or someone else at UW-Madison? The McBurney Disability Resource Center can coordinate sign language interpreting and live professional captioning (CART) services for disability-related accommodation requests and for public access requests for students, staff, faculty, visitors, program participants, and University job applicants for UW-Madison events.
McBurney Center Technology Drop-In Hours
Have questions about your accommodations that use technology/software?
We offer consulting with McBurney Connect, alternative formats, Kurzweil 3000, smartpens, Echo Desktop, and notetaking apps.
Where: Stop by the McBurney Center
When: (9/11/2023 - 12/11/2023)
- Mondays: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
If you are unable to make drop-in hours, please make an appointment by contacting the McBurney Center at 608-263-2741 (voice) or 608-225-7956 (text).
New Accessibility@UW website provides a central location for campus disability and accessibility information
The university’s disability and accessibility resources are now consolidated in a single, user-friendly location: Accessibility@UW–Madison. The goal of the website is to ensure faculty, staff and students can easily find resources related to disability, accessibility, accommodations, training, and creating a more inclusive, accessible environment.
Disability and Accessibility Related Events around Campus
- December 2023
- December 8
- December 15
- December 15
- December 18
- January 2024
- January 18Disability Studies MixerHosted by the Disability Cultural Center3:00 PM, Disability Cultural Center, 702 W. Johnson St.
- March 2024
- March 8Lessons to Learn: Looking through the Intersectional Lens on the Study of Black ASL in Sign Language StudiesA Language Ideologies and Linguistic Discrimination series talk by Dr. Joseph C. Hill, Rochester Institute of Technology12:00 PM, Online