The UW-Madison McBurney Center recognized eight faculty and staff members with Forward in Access Awards in 2022 for their work supporting disabled students.
Faculty and Instructional Staff
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Sign Language Interpreting or Live Professional Captioning (CART) Coordinated through the McBurney Disability Resource Center
Make a sign language or captioning request
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.
Planning an Accessible Event
Event Planning Is the event/meeting space accessible? Mobility disabilities: Consider path of travel from outside the building into the room, aisle width (minimum of 5’), turning radius in the room, registration table placement, food and …
Training for Campus
The McBurney Center provides a variety of training an consultation to campus, including in-person and online. McBurney Center Foundations Modules
Foundations (Modules 1-3) – McBurney Disability Resource Center Disability Training Series
This professional development series has been created to assist the UW-Madison community in understanding the history, resources, policies and procedures associated with providing access and accommodations to individuals with disabilities on our campus. Modules 1-3 include an overview of the disability rights movement, the history of accommodation and services at the University of Wisconsin –…
Meet the Staff – Accommodations Coordinators
Meet the Staff
Meet the Staff – Access Consultants
Accessibility Taglines for Events
The McBurney Disability Resource Center recommends using an accessibility tagline on all public information advertising your event. These statements give people with disabilities relevant information on who to contact for accommodations.Accommodations statement to include on program announcements and registration materials “If you need an accommodation to attend this event, please contact (name, event host/coordinator) at…