Overview and Mission
The mission of the Center for Disability Resources (CDR) at Illinois Institute of Technology is to ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the academic and vocational opportunities available at IIT. The CDR provides reasonable accommodations and support services to qualified students, faculty, staff, and guests with disabilities on an individualized case-by-case basis and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Persons with disabilities are recognized for their abilities, rather than their disabilities, or stereotypical attributes ascribed to their respective impairments regardless of what they may be. The CDR strives to foster equal access, self-determination, and cultural inclusion. This is sought through coordinating the provision of academic modifications and accommodations, auxiliary aids and services and environmental adaptations for qualified individuals with disabilities while providing advocacy support, technical assistance, and outreach on disability-related issues to the IIT community.
The CDR is the designated office of Illinois Institute of Technology that obtains and files disability-related documents, certifies eligibility for disability services, determines reasonable accommodations, and develops and coordinates plans for the provision of such accommodations for students, faculty, staff, and guests with disabilities. The Center is housed within and affiliated with Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute of Psychology.
Contact Us
- Please contact the Center for Disability Resources to apply for available services at least
3 weeks prior to the beginning of each semester to assess needs and complete planning. - Those requesting text in alternate formats should allow a minimum of 5 weeks prior to the
beginning of each semester. - Students should register during priority registration and check access to each course and
immediately inform the Center for Disability Resources of the class schedule.
Office hours are by appointment. The expedited and preferred method of contact is via email at disabilities@iit.edu.
Additional contact information:
IIT Center for Disability Resources
3105 S. Dearborn Street - LS 252
Chicago, Illinois 60616
disabilities@iit.edu
312-567-5744 voice
312-567-3493 fax
312-567-5135 TDD