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UNDER CONSTRUCTION: In the Summer of 2021, SSD will be launching a digital platform called Accommodate, which will help make the accommodation process more streamlined for students, staff, and faculty across campus. We expect the transition to a digital platform, as well as the TAC's incorporation into SSD, to take time and effort. The SSD staff appreciate your patience and partnership during this time. To facilitate this process SSD's website is undergoing an overhaul to update our information and resources. 

If you have any questions about where resources are located during this time please contact us at SSDoffice@umich.edu.  

 

Services for Students with Disabilities Mission Statement:

Embedded in the strategic plan of the University of Michigan is a commitment to ensure equal opportunity for all individuals. Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) recognizes disability as an integral part of diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable educational environment for disabled students. SSD is a partner to students, faculty, and staff in the pursuit to develop leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. 

Guidelines for Accessible COVID-19 Testing & Vaccination Sites

Over 20% of individuals report a disability. These people often struggle with health inequities and poor health care access. Many of these barriers are addressable through simple steps.  Providing an avenue for patients to communicate accessibility challenges and request accommodations prior to their appointment will help these individuals obtain their COVID-19 tests and vaccines equitably upon arrival.

 

Giving to SSD

Want to support SSD in its various endeavors? The following funding areas are set up to encourage the growth and involvment of students with disabilities at the University. Donate today!

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G-664 Haven Hall
505 South State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1045

8 AM - 5 PM, Mon. - Fri.

(734) 763-3000

(734) 615-4461 (TDD)

(734) 619-6661 (VP)

(734) 936-3947

ssdoffice@umich.edu

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SSD Newsletters & Summaries

New Director of SSD

The University of Michigan’s Student Life office and Michigan Medicine have selected Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, MD, MS as the Interim Director of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). Alfred Kellam, PhD, who has been serving as Interim Director of SSD since January 2019, will retire from the University on September 30. Dr. Okanlami’s one-year appointment takes effect July 1, 2020.

Additionally, Dr. Okanlami will assume the role of Director of Adaptive Sports, a newly established unit within Student Life.

Dr. Okanlami, affectionately referred to as “Dr. O” is currently an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Medical School. In addition, he is the Director of Adaptive Sports in Michigan Center for Human Athletic Medicine and Performance (MCHAMP) at Michigan Medicine. He will retain his faculty appointment at the Medical School in the Department of Family Medicine, but the UM Adaptive Sports Program will move to the Division of Student Life, with Dr. Okanlami as the Director.

The collaborative partnership between Student Life and Michigan Medicine will enhance and augment programs established via SSD as well as raise awareness throughout the university and community of disability and DEI challenges and solutions.