Request Accommodations

For undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in:

• The School of Arts and Sciences
• The School of Engineering
• The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
• The School of the Museum of Fine Arts

Academic, Housing and Transportation Accommodations

Contact the Student Accessibility and Academic Resources (StAAR) Center at 617-627-4539 or staarcenter@tufts.edu.

Food Allergies and Intolerances

For information regarding food allergies and intolerances, AS&E and undergraduate and graduate students can contact Dining Services.

Boston Sciences and Grafton Campuses

For a quick overview of the OEO accommodations process, view the What to Expect Flowchart (Students)

For all necessary accommodations, graduate and professional students should contact their appropriate school administrator:

OEO Procedure

For a quick overview of the OEO accommodations process, view the What To Expect Flowchart - Employees (PDF)

• OEO will engage employees in an interactive dialogue to clarify the type of accommodation(s) and the reasonableness of the accommodation(s) being sought.
• OEO may ask employees to provide timely medical and/or other documentation from the appropriate provider to support the request for the reasonable accommodation. All medical documents will be handled confidentially in OEO.  Download the ADA accommodation request form (PDF).
• We also always encourage employees to inform their manager or department chair of the need for a reasonable accommodation. If a manager or department chair receives an initial request from an employee, they will refer it to OEO for assessment.
• After making a final determination on the matter based on facts gathered and received, OEO will communicate its decision in writing to the employee, their manager or department chair, and appropriate HR personnel.

Medical Leave Procedure

If you are a Tufts employee and need a medical leave or medical time off, please contact the Leave of Absence Specialist in Human Resources at leaves@tufts.edu. To initiate a leave request by phone, contact Tufts Support Services at 617-627-7000.

If you are a member of Tufts Faculty and are interested in taking a medical leave, you should contact your school's dean.

Transportation and Accessible Parking Accommodations

For information regarding accessible parking, contact the OEO Accommodations Team at Accommodations.OEO@tufts.edu.

For information about the accessible shuttle service route specific to the Medford Campus, please contact Tufts Parking & Transportation at 617.627.3692 or transportation@tufts.edu.

Duty to Cooperate
Managers, supervisors, faculty and other agents of the University have a duty to refer accommodation requests from students, employees, applicants, patients, visitors, third parties and community members to the appropriate Accommodations Administrator for the initiation of the interactive process. For any questions regarding where or how to refer a reasonable accommodation request, contact the Accommodations Manager and ADA/504 Officer, Katherine Vosker at 617-627-0657 or the Accommodations Specialist, Amin Fahimi Moghadam at 617-627-6363. Any agent of the University who fails to refer an accommodation request may be subject to disciplinary action.

Freedom of Retaliation
Any university community member who believes they are a person with a disability has the right to request a reasonable accommodation(s) without fear of retaliation. It is a violation of university policy to retaliate against an individual for requesting an accommodation. Any person who retaliates against an individual who self-identifies as a person with a disability at Tufts University is subject to disciplinary action.

Confidentiality
In accordance with the ADA and HIPAA laws, Tufts will protect and maintain the privacy and confidentiality of any medical information of its applicants, employees, students, patients, third parties and community members obtained in connection with the reasonable accommodation process. All medical information will be kept as confidential as possible, maintained securely and separate from personnel files in OEO.

Patients who have received care at a Tufts' clinic or school who feel they have not been accommodated should contact the OEO Accommodations Team at Accommodations.OEO@tufts.edu.

Tufts University is committed to taking steps to ensuring and improving physical and technological access on campus. If you encounter an access barrier while at any of the Tufts campuses, please report it as soon as possible!

You can report access barriers directly to OEO at Accommodations.OEO@tufts.edu.

If there is an immediate risk to your health or safety or the health and safety of a coworker, colleague, fellow student or community member, please contact Tufts University Public Safety using the contact information most relevant to the location of the barrier:

• Boston campus: 617-636-6610
• Grafton campus: 508-887-4900
• Medford/Somerville campus: 617-627-3030
• SMFA campus: 617-636-6610

Applicants for employment at Tufts should inform Human Resources, the recruiter or the hiring manager of the need for any reasonable accommodation(s) during the hiring process. Upon receiving an accommodation request, recruiters, hiring managers and/or Human Resources designees should contact the OEO Accommodations Team at Accommodations.OEO@tufts.edu.

As part of the interactive process, OEO or the involved HR representative may ask the applicant to provide medical and other forms of documentation to support his/her request. All medical documents will be handled confidentially at OEO/HR.

After making a final determination on the matter, OEO and/or HR will communicate the requested accommodation decision to the applicant in writing, if possible. HR is responsible for implementing all approved accommodations during the interview process.

All students may request a religious accommodation by making a written request for an accommodation to the OEO.  An Academic Dean may make accommodations for students in accordance with their Code of Conduct or Student Handbook and should report them to the OEO and/or work with the OEO Accommodations Team at Accommodations.OEO@tufts.edu.

All employees may request a religious accommodation by making a written request for an accommodation to the OEO. Contact Accommodations.OEO@tufts.edu.