Need help accessing campus spaces or participating fully in student life? The OAE can connect you with support for non-academic needs — from accessible event participation to navigating buildings, paths, and facilities. If a physical or logistical barrier is getting in your way, this is where you start.
Diversity and Access Office
- Voice: 650.725.0326
- Fax: (650) 723-1791
- Email: disability.access@stanford.edu
The Diversity & Access Office ensures University compliance with nondiscrimination and equal opportunity laws. The office also oversees Stanford’s compliance with federal and state disability-related laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act, and Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Public Events
For public events at the University (e.g., commencement, new student orientation, lectures, etc.), Diversity and Access is responsible for arranging disability-related accommodations for visitors. Individuals who need sign-language interpreters, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD’s), wheelchair access to venues or other accommodations, should directly contact the Diversity and Access Office.
More About Stanford Student Services
Students can contact the Diversity and Access Office for:
- Accommodations for Stanford-sponsored extracurricular events and activities (e.g., a play, musical event, dorm-supported trip, athletics).
- Non-academic accommodations.
- Facility access issues related to the classroom building and offices, as well as paths of travel (e.g., the building needs a power door, potholes, and cracked sidewalks create hazards for a wheelchair user).
- Accommodations needed for parents, relatives, or visitors of the student.
- The process for filing disability complaints or grievances - Stanford University Student ADA Section 504 Grievance Procedure