Accessibility Services

CONTACT

Name: Ethan Wasserman
Position: Assistant Director, Accessibility and Academic Success
Organization: Office of Academic & Career Success

130 South Ninth Street
Edison Building, 18th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Contact Number(s):

Services for Students with Disabilities

Current and incoming students who would like to request accommodations are encouraged to do so by completing an Accommodation Request to get started.

Accessibility Services General Information

Thomas Jefferson University is committed to providing equal education opportunities to all students, including students with disabilities, in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Thomas Jefferson University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to allow equal access and full participation to all University sponsored activities and programs.

  • Learning Disabilities
  • Physical/Medical Disabilities
  • Attention Deficit or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Psychological Disabilities 

Introducing Accommodate

Accessibility Services uses a web-based software system called Accommodate to register students with accommodations. Access to this system is available to all students registered with our office.

In efforts to maximize the use of Accommodate, Accessibility Services will no longer be emailing accommodation letters to students. Students will instead log into Accommodate to download their letter and forward to their faculty.  

Students are responsible for contacting Accessibility Services to request any accommodation. To do this, please use the following steps:

  1. Complete an Accommodation Request: Students may begin the accommodation process by completing the Accommodation Request. 
  2. Documentation: Please note that there is an option to upload documentation at the time of your Accommodation Request. The uploaded documentation must follow the Documentation Guidelines set forth by Accessibility Services. Digital copies can be uploaded to Accommodate. Documentation can also be emailed or mailed to Accessibility Services at:
  3. Meeting: After the request is submitted by the student and reviewed by our staff, the student will receive a request to meet. This serves as the first initial meeting with our office to discuss the accommodation request and review documentation.

Location: 130 S 9th Street, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA, 19107

Email: TJU_CC_AccessibilityServices@jefferson.edu

A combination of the following forms of documentation will be considered in evaluating accommodation requests at Thomas Jefferson University:

  • Letters of accommodation from previous higher education institutions.

Please refer to our Documentations Standards page for further detail.