Disability Resources for Students

Welcome to Disability Resources for Students (DRS), a unit within the Division of Student Life. DRS is dedicated to ensuring access and inclusion for all students with disabilities on the Seattle campus enrolled in our undergraduate, graduate, professional, Evening Degree and Access programs for over 38 years. DRS serves 2,000+ students with either temporary or permanent physical, health, learning, sensory or psychological disabilities. Students partner with our office to establish services for their access and inclusion on campus.

Talk to a DRS Counselor

Prospective or current students will have the opportunity to speak with a DRS counselor without an appointment during Counselor on Duty (COD) hours. COD hours are designed for questions that can be addressed in 15 minutes or less. If the question is complex, an appointment will be scheduled for another day, phone questions are welcome.

Fall Counselor on Duty (COD) hours

•  Mon-Thur 2-3pm & Fri 11:30-12:30 pm

Foster School of Business Writing Skills Assessment (WSA) Accommodations

Link to information about disability accommodations for the WSA, including deadlines

DRS Facebook page

Come check us out and “like” us if you want updates to events and office information: https://www.facebook.com/uwdrs/

myDRS Student Guide

Learn how to navigate and use the online system. Check out the myDRS student guide here.

Important Fall Quarter Dates

To make a timely request for specific accommodations, review the Request Timeline page.

• Fall 2016 Starts: September 28th
• Deadline for Winter 2017 Housing Accommodations: Nov 1st
• Deadline to schedule Fall 2016 Finals in DRS: Nov 25th
• Last day to completely withdraw from Fall 2016: Dec 9th

Career Development and Students with Disabilities

Recent changes in federal legislation regarding employment are benefiting people with disabilities now more than ever. DRS, Career Services and DO-IT are partnering on creating resources and information as you embark on your transition to work after the UW.

• DRS Students resources transition to employment
• Employer resources
• Opportunities to Connect with Employers

Online Document Conversion Tool

DRS and UW IT Accessibility Technology Services are piloting a free web based tool for students, staff and faculty to convert their own documents into an alternative format. It is called the Document Conversion Service and it is free to the UW campus.

UW Housing Accommodations

For more information on the housing accommodation process or to submit a request go to our UW Housing page above or click UW Housing Disability Accommodations.

Events & Opportunities 

View the collection of current UW workshops, internships, scholarships, job opportunities and other items on our UW Events & Opportunities page.

Meet our Staff

List of current DRS Staff and contact information is available at the meet our staff page.