Harvard Medical School is dedicated to assisting students with meeting their physical, mental, and academic accommodation needs under the ADA guidelines.
For more information, please consult the Student Handbook:
10.03 Policies and Procedures for Students with Disabilities (currently being updated)
Or contact the Director of Disability Services
Technical Standards are set forth for the MD profession. Students must have the intellectual, physical, and emotional capacities to meet the requirements of the School’s curriculum and of a successful medical career.
Resources
- Getting Around:
- HMS Accessible Campus Map
- Accessible public transportation – LMA Shuttles
- Housing: Vanderbilt has accessible rooms with private bathrooms
- Learning Strategies
- Harvard University Disability Services
Common Types of Accessibility Requests
- Medical Disabilities (Includes mobility, manual, hearing, and visual disabilities, both short or long term)
- Learning Disabilities
- Attentional Disabilities
- Psychological Disabilities
Forms
- Request for Disabilities Services/Accommodation
- Emergency Evacuation for People Requesting Special Assistance
- SensusAccess Terms of Use and User Agreement – Harvard University makes the SensusAccess service available to Harvard student who have a documented need for accessible format materials and who have been approved by the HMS Disability Coordinator for services.
- Kurzweil Instructions – Harvard University makes Kurzweil 3000+ Firefly available to eligible students.