UMB Disability & Accessibility Resource List

Looking for disability and accommodation resources at UMB?

Here are some resources for help at UMB. The list of resources below is in no particular order.

*Resources were shared by disability advocate and professor Samantha Fuld, DSW, MSW, LCSW-C (MD), LCSW (NY)

 

SSW Disability Resources

The UMB School of Social Work has put together a list of resources for disability and accessibility at UBMSSW.

Learn More Here

 

UMB Disability Services

Students can work with the Office of Educational Support and Disability Services (ESDS) to request the following types of services: Learn More Here

  • Adaptive technology
  • Alternative text format
  • Advocacy
  • Classroom relocation
  • Notetaking
  • Library assistance
  • Priority seating
  • Sign language interpretation
  • Testing accommodations

 

LMSW Exam Accommodations Application

Application for accommodations for the LMSW

Learn More Here

 

Local Equine Therapy

Dr. Ed Pecukonis (UMB SSW Professor) and his wife, Marya Pecukonis’s equine therapy stables in Howard County, Glennwood, Maryland: Learn More Here

“The mission of LeCheval Stable is to educate the community about therapeutic horseback riding, provide counseling and equine-facilitated support services for the purposes of recreation,exercise, sport and rehabilitative therapy in an inclusive setting.”

  • Therapeutic riding instruction provided by certified instructors through Professional Association Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International
  • Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) is provided by licensed, national board certified and credentialed exceptional needs specialist
 

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act

“The U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website, which brings together IDEA information and resources from the Department and our grantees”

Learn More Here

 

Universal Design (CEUD)

“The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design is dedicated to enabling the design of environments that can be accessed, understood and used regardless of a person's age, size, ability or disability. The CEUD is part of the National Disability Authority”

Learn More Here