Policies & Resources
Explore our comprehensive database of policies and resources for all things student life. Find essential information and support to navigate your academic journey and enrich your campus experience.
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Accessible Course Materials
In order to reach the widest possible audience and ensure equal access for everyone involved in a course, it is essential that materials be accessible to people with disabilities.
Accessible Materials in Alternative Formats
Learn more about resources and procedures available to students with disabilities for obtaining course materials in accessible formats, ensuring equitable access to academic content.
Assistive Technology Software and Tools
Disability and Access Services (DAS) maintains an inventory of assistive technology selected specifically for the MIT community.
Digital Accessibility: Color Contrast
Color contrast is a fundamental aspect of digital accessibility, ensuring that text and important visual elements are easily distinguishable to all users.
Digital Accessibility: IT Procurement
Integrating digital accessibility into IT procurement ensures that the technologies and tools acquired are usable by all individuals.
Digital Accessibility: Social Media
Digital accessibility in social media ensures that content is inclusive and usable by everyone, including people with disabilities, by incorporating features like alt text, captions, and more.
Digital Accessibility: Teaching Tools
Disability and Access Services (DAS) provide MIT staff, faculty and students with online resources to help ensure that students with disabilities can access course materials and participate in class.
Digital Accessibility: Tips and Tools
General tips and online tools to help anyone get started with digital accessibility, based on global industry web standards created by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative.
Digital Accessibility: Transcripts and Captions
Transcripts and captions are essential tools for digital accessibility, providing equal access to audio and video content for all.
Faculty Procedures for Providing Academic Accommodations
Learn more about the roles and responsibilities faculty play in providing their students with a variety of academic accommodations.
Grievance Procedure
Learn more about MIT's internal process providing the prompt and fair resolution of complaints alleging a violation of MIT's non-discrimination policy.
Providing Accessible Course Material
Information on how you can provide accessible PDFs, Word and PowerPoint documents, and scanned materials to and ensure equal access for everyone participating your course.
Responsibilities Involved in Providing Accommodations
Understand the specific roles and responsibilities that exist in ensuring students with disabilities receive appropriate accommodations at MIT.
Role of Disability and Access Services
Disability service providers ensure that institutions meet their obligation to provide access to students with disabilities.
Student Accommodation Policies and Procedures
Disability and Access Services is responsible for ensuring that students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations (academic adjustments, auxiliary aids and services).