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Harvard is committed to a diverse community which includes those well-qualified students with documented physical, psychological and learning disabilities and other health issues who may require learning, sight, hearing, manual, speech or mobility accommodations to ensure maximum access to education, housing, and recreation. Although the University operates no special academic programs for individuals with disabilities who are otherwise qualified for admission, Harvard is committed to providing support services and accommodations to all students in all programs who need and have a legal entitlement to them.

In this section you will find information about the services we offer, the students we work with, and other offices at Harvard with whom we regularly interact. However, the nature and scope of our work is always changing. Just because a particular accommodation, type of disability, or Harvard department isn't mentioned here, doesn't mean we won't work with them! If after reviewing our site you have any questions about our services, please feel free to contact us directly.

Major Cultural, Academic, and Social Venues for House Programs and Activities: Wheel Chair Accessible Locations This list indicates major cultural, academic, and social venues for House programs and activities that are wheelchair accessible. The venues listed below do not necessarily meet all aspects of current accessibility guidelines (since Harvard’s Houses were constructed before federal and state law required accessible design); however, these venues have been accessible to and usable by individuals in wheelchairs. Adams: Dining Hall, main level (Bow Street entrance) (with assistance) Cabot: Dining Hall, Junior Common Room Currier: Master’s Residence, Dining Hall, Tree House (Junior Common Room), Fish Bowl Dunster: Dining Hall, Junior Common Room Leverett: Dining Hall Lowell: Master’s Residence Mather: Dining Hall, Junior Common Room Quincy: Master’s Residence, Dining Hall (with advance notice) Pforzheimer: Master’s Residence, Dining Hall via Moors elevator (cab is 60" wide by 40" deep [from back wall to door] or 35.5" deep [from back wall to control panel]; Holmes Junior Common Room Note: If you have accessibility concerns because you are interested in attending an event or activity in a venue that is not listed here, please contact either the Director of the Accessible Education Office (617/496-8707 (voice), 617-496-3720 (TDD), 617-495-0815 (fax), aeo@fas.harvard.edu (e-mail), or the University Disability Coordinator at 617/495-1859 (voice) , 617-495-4801 (TDD), 617-495-8520 (fax), marie_trottier@harvard.edu (e-mail). Please note that additional venues (not listed here) may be either functionally accessible, depending on individual needs, or possible to make accessible through technology, equipment or assistance. Alternatively, with sufficient advance notice (preferably at least two weeks), it may be possible to make the activity or event of interest accessible through relocation.