Sept. 28, 2026

Dear URI Community, 

At the University of Rhode Island, our commitment to promoting equal opportunity and accessibility for all goes beyond compliance; it is a foundational value that shapes how we serve each other.  

We invite you to bookmark the University’s ADA compliance landing page, which includes the contact information for ADA Partners and Liaisons across campus. Including but not limited to: 

1. Disability, Access, and Inclusion (DAI): Responsible for administering reasonable accommodation requests submitted by students in their capacity as students. 

2. Office of Human Resources (HR): Responsible for administering reasonable accommodation requests submitted by employees (including graduate assistants, research assistants, and teaching assistants). 

3. Office of Admission: Responsible for administering reasonable accommodation requests submitted by prospective students. 

4. Communications and Marketing: Responsible for providing technical assistance on the topic of web and social media accessibility. 

5. Office of the Provost: Responsible for educating faculty regarding accessible digital learning materials, systems, resources, and tools. 

6. Transportation and Parking: Responsible for monitoring access to public ADA parking spaces. Transportation and Parking does not review or grant reasonable accommodation requests. Students requiring parking accommodations must contact DAI. Employees requiring parking accommodations must contact HR. 

7. The Facilities Group: Responsible for accessible design, removal of structural barriers, and the geographic information systems mapping tool. See a structural barrier? Report it by completing this Work Order Form. 

8. University Libraries: Responsible for administering reasonable accommodation requests made by members of the public accessing University Libraries materials. 

9. The Thomas M. Ryan Center: Responsible for coordinating the response to reasonable accommodation requests made for Thomas M. Ryan Center events. 

10. University Policies: Responsible for accepting requests for policies and procedures in alternative formats. 

11. Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO): Responsible for the institutional coordination of all aspects of ADA compliance. 

Technical Assistance Resources: 

• As you plan events on behalf of the University, consider the University of Rhode Island Event Planning Accessibility Toolkit, which provides a general framework to support you and your team in ensuring events meet general accessibility standards.  

• The University of Rhode Island’s language access website includes a list of vendors you may engage for interpretation and translation services for languages other than English, as well as American Sign Language (ASL).  

• Consider saving the Adverse Weather Accessibility Guidelines in preparation for the fall and winter seasons. The Policy on Adverse Weather and Other Emergencies is also available as a resource. 

We hope you find the information helpful as you refer students, staff, research participants, and members of the public to the appropriate department or office if concerns are brought to your attention.