Accessibility

Federal Digital Accessibility Guidelines

UNCW is committed to ensuring access to its campus spaces, programs and services. The following resources provide support for students, employees and other visitors to help meet this goal.

Disability Resource Center

The Disability Resource Center (DRC) assists in meeting the educational needs for students with documented disabilities by providing equal access to programs and services offered by the university.

Help for Students

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Faculty & Staff Resources

The Disabilities Resource Center (DRC) offers tools, instruction and support to help UNCW faculty, staff and administration provide appropriate accommodations to students.

Support for accommodations

More for Faculty & Staff

Tools from Distance & eLearning

Creating accessible content can be a challenging at first, but the Distance Education & eLearning (DEeL) team is here to help.

Help from DEeL

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What Makes Course Content Accessible?

The DRC offers guidelines for what your course content needs to provide access to all students.

Improve Your Content

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Web Accessibility Guidelines

UNCW is committed to creating an inclusive campus and providing equal access to all aspects of campus life, both programmatically and physically. We provide guidelines to help improve accessibility to our web pages.

Web Accessibility Guidelines

Visitor Resources

Athletics

For information about access to athletics events, contact the Ticket Office.

Arts

Cultural Arts Building Art Gallery

The CAB Art Gallery and Mezzanine Gallery offer a variety of on-site accommodations for visitors with disabilities. If you have questions about our policies or need assistance planning your visit, please visit the gallery website or email cabartgallery@uncw.edu.

Kenan Auditorium

For information about access to events at Kenan Auditorium or the theaters in the Cultural Arts Building, call the Kenan Auditorium Box Office at 910.962.3500.

Campus Tours

The best way to get to know UNCW is to visit! Prospective students can reach out to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (910.962.3243) about potential issues of accessibility.

Graduate students that may be interested in visiting campus can contact the Graduate Admissions office (910.962.7303) or view our self-guided tour information.

Commencement

Students may request reasonable accommodations for themselves or their guests to UNCW commencement ceremonies.

Campus Accessibility

Elevator Services Find out who to call for emergency or non-emergency elevator repairs at all hours. Call for Repairs

Accessible Parking Learn about rules and regulations for accessible parking for students, faculty, staff and visitors on the UNCW campus. Parking Details

On-Campus Housing The Office of Housing and Residence Life strives to provide a safe, comfortable and supportive living environment for all students residing on campus. Housing Accommodations

Report a Physical Access Issue

Have you encountered an problem with physical access at UNCW? Environment Health & Safety wants to know about safety and environmental concerns on campus. Please use the link below to report a concern — you have the option to remain anonymous — or call 910.962.3057.

Report a Concern

Report a Web Access Issue

Your feedback is valuable to us and will help ensure that our website works not only for you but also for the Seahawk community.

Send Us Comments

ADA Compliance Coordinator

If you encounter a barrier to access a program, service or activity on campus, such as an inoperative elevator, blocked access ramp or other impediment, please notify us by emailing UNCW's ADA compliance coordinator.

ADA-504-Coordinator@uncw.edu