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UC Santa Cruz
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University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077
Email: willats@ucsc.edu
Phone: (831) 459-3759

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Funding ADA Accommodations at UC Santa Cruz

The majority of disability-related accommodations involve no- or low-cost common-sense approaches, such as making materials available in alternate formats, scheduling programs in accessible rooms, or renting Assisting Listening Devices from Media Services, etc. Each campus unit is to budget for such accommodations, taking into account the number of accommodations it has provided in the past, the amount of public contact the unit has, and any other appropriate information (e.g., the knowledge that a Braille user will be utilizing a unit's programs for the year).

The following three-tiered approach to budgeting for ADA program access has been used at UCSC since the passage of the ADA.

• Each unit needs to budget for the cost of providing access. Providing accessibility to university programs and activities is part of the cost of doing business. (Note that the cost of providing programmatic access to instructional programs for regularly-enrolled students is covered by the Disability Resource Center.)
• If the cost of accommodations exceeds what a unit has budgeted or can afford in a given year, the department should contact their dean or vice chancellor for fiscal assistance.
• If the cost of accommodations exceeds what any division can absorb in a given year, they should contact the Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor's office for fiscal assistance.

For facility-related accommodations (e.g., installation of power-assist doors, handrails, curb cuts, etc.), please contact Susan Willats at 459-3759 (or willats@ucsc.edu).

For employment-related accommodations (e.g. adaptive hardware or software, or ergonomic equipment), please contact Kelly Roberts, Disability Management Coordinator, at 459-4602 (or roberts@ucsc.edu.)

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