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Educational Support and Disability Services

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The Office of Educational Support and Disability Services (ESDS) coordinates services to assist students with disabilities in obtaining reasonable accommodations through an interactive process involving the student and the school.

How to Request Reasonable Accommodations:

How to Request Reasonable Accommodations:

  1. Complete the reasonable accommodations form on the ESDS Student Accommodations Portal
  2. Submit appropriate documentation confirming your disability.  Learn more about documentation guidelines 
  3. Connect with ESDS staff to schedule an initial appointment. 

 Contact Information and Office Hours:

 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5 p.m. Additional hours available on special request.  

 Email: disabilityservices@umaryland.edu     Phone: 410-706-5889

  • ESDS Office Closures

    ESDS Testing Center:  CLOSED on Thursday, August 28, 2025

    Labor Day: September 1, 2025

    Thanksgiving Day: November 27, 2025

    American Indian Heritage Day: November 28, 2025

    Christmas Day: December 25, 2025

    New Year's Day: January 1, 2026

  • ESDS Highlights

    Returning students: Submit your Fall 2025 schedule on the  ESDS Student Accommodations Portal  

    The ESDS Office is searching for student note takers for the Fall 2025 semester. Learn more

     

Police/Emergency Communication For Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students

Police emergency center - TTD/TTY number is 410-706-3416.

Deaf Addiction Services at Maryland Department of Psychiatry, Public Safety offers the deaf community a tool to contact the police using their face-2-face app on their phone (apps such as P3 Mobile, ntouch, Convo) to contact an Interpreter to then contact 410-706-3333 which is UP Public Safety emergency line. 

An email address is police@umaryland.edu to communicate to the police dispatchers.

 

Contact

SMC Campus Center

621 W. Lombard Street
Suite 304
Baltimore, MD 21201

410-706-5889 Fax: 410-706-2865 disabilityservices@umaryland.edu

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional hours available on special request.

Request accommodations: ESDS Student Accommodations Portal

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620 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, MD
21201 | 410-706-3100

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