The University of Minnesota values disability as an essential aspect of diversity. The Disability Resource Center (DRC) is a unit within the Office for Equity and Diversity with an office in the McNamara Alumni Center. 

The DRC serves degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across University programs and disciplines, as well as University employees and visitors. The DRC works with students who have various disabilities and health conditions, including less-apparent disabilities like chronic health and mental health.

The DRC is a resource for exploring reasonable accommodations to reduce disability-related barriers and provide equitable access while maintaining essential requirements and learning objectives within courses/programs. Accommodations may relate to aspects of the course (e.g., exam or assignment accommodations), housing, parking, course load, lab or fieldwork, learning abroad, and more. Accommodations cannot compromise the core learning outcomes or the fundamental nature of the course or program. Accommodations are intended to be implemented proactively and cannot be required retroactively.  

Students may connect with the DRC at any point, and certain times in the academic semester tend to be busier for the DRC, so it’s beneficial for students to reach out as early as possible. For new students, view our accommodation process by visiting our Get Started Working with the DRC page.

If you have already connected with the DRC, continue to work with your assigned Access Consultant to address any new barriers or impacts that may come up throughout the semester.

The Disability Resource Center also encourages students to explore support resources/strategies and skill-building, such as EffectiveU or connecting with offices affiliated with academic success, as well as mental health support if needed, in tandem with using accommodations. 

The process of determining reasonable accommodations differs between high school and college. Learn more about these differences in the DRC's Transition from High School to College table. 

Disability Resource Center (DRC)

Phone: 612-626-1333 (V/TTY)

Email: drc@umn.edu 

Campus Address: 170 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455