Accessibility and Inclusion at Johns Hopkins University
As Johns Hopkins University works to foster diversity and build a campus culture of inclusion, it is committed to ensuring people with disabilities enjoy full participation in the university’s programs, services, and benefits. JHU seeks the continuous improvement of accessibility on its campuses and in its activities, and prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of disability.
Student Disability Services coordinates accessible and inclusive educational experiences for disabled students by collaborating with campus partners to proactively remove barriers, raise awareness of equitable practices, and foster an appreciation of disability as an area of diversity while utilizing a wide range of approaches from individualized accommodations to universal design.
Requesting Accommodations
To begin the process of requesting accommodations, students complete the online SDS Application and provide documentation that meets the SDS Guidelines for Documentation. For more information or to request assistance with any step in the process, students can contact the SDS coordinator at their school within the SDS Hubs below.
SDS HUBS
Homewood Hub - Undergraduate and full time Graduate students in:
- Krieger School of Arts and Sciences & Whiting School of Engineering
SDS Homewood Email: studentdisabilityservices@jhu.edu
Web: http://web.jhu.edu/disabilities - Peabody Conservatory
SDS Peabody Email: peabodydisability@jhu.edu
Web: https://peabody.jhu.edu/life-at-peabody/student-life/support-assistance/disability-resources/
DC/Professional Hub:
- Advanced Academic Programs (AAP), Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
SDS AAP Email: AAPdisability@jh.edu
Web: http://advanced.jhu.edu/students/disability-accommodations/ - Carey Business School (Baltimore/DC):
Email: carey.disability@jhu.edu
Web: https://carey.jhu.edu/student-experience/academic-support/disability-support-services - Engineering for Professionals (EP) and Lifelong Learning (LLL), Whiting School of Engineering
Email: ep-disability-svcs@jhu.edu
Web: http://ep.jhu.edu/student-services/other-services/disability-support-services - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Email: SAISDisability@jh.edu
Web: https://www.sais-jhu.edu/campus-life/washington#wellbeing-and-support - School of Education
Email: soe.disabilityservices@jhu.edu
Web: https://education.jhu.edu/student-resources/disability-service/
E. Baltimore Hub – Health Science Programs:
- Bloomberg School of Public Health
Email: BSPH.dss@jhu.edu
Web: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/about/inclusion-diversity-anti-racism-and-equity-idare/student-disability-services - School of Medicine
Email: SOM-SDS@jhmi.edu
Web: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/education-programs/md-program/our-students/disability-services.html - School of Medicine – Ph.D. Programs
Email: GradDisabilityOffice@jhu.edu
Web: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/education-programs/graduate-programs/admissions/disability_services.html - School of Nursing
Email: SON-DSS@exchange.johnshopkins.edu
Web: http://nursing.jhu.edu/life-at-hopkins/student-resources/disability/index.html