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  4. Equal-Opportunity Programs
  5. Persons with Disabilities

Resources for Persons with Disabilities

UC San Diego strives to create an environment of commitment to principles of fairness, respect, professionalism, and utilizing the talents and abilities of everyone. This includes a focus on removing barriers to equal opportunity for employment to underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities.  

Legal Protections

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship.

In general, an accommodation is any change in the work environment or in the way things are customarily done that enables an individual with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities. There are three categories of "reasonable accommodations."

  • modifications or adjustments to a job application process that enable a qualified applicant with a disability to be considered for the position such qualified applicant desires; or
  • modifications or adjustments to the work environment, or to the manner or circumstances under which the position held or desired is customarily performed, that enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of that position; or
  • modifications or adjustments that enable a covered entity's employee with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by its other similarly situated employees without disabilities.

Requesting Accommodations

Applicants needing assistance to complete an online application can contact the Office of Academic Recruitment Services at OARS@ucsd.edu or contact the hiring department directly. 

For technical assistance, applicants can contact the IT Services Desk at: 

Examples of accommodations can include: 

  • Providing written materials in accessible formats, such as large print, braille, or audiotape 
  • Providing readers or sign language interpreters 
  • Changing the location of the on-campus interviews to accessible locations 
  • Virtual or phone interviews in-lieu of on-site campus interviews 

Applicant Assistance

Applicants who are having trouble with their application or Portfolio account can troubleshoot using the help tab on Recruit. 

The Higher Education Recruitment Consortium has created this Guidebook for Jobseekers with disabilities, click here to view.