The list below contains relevant resources for students with disabilities. Additional community resources can be located on our Community page. Please contact us if you’d like this information in an alternative format.
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Student Resources
Disabled Students Program (DSP)
Provides academic accommodations, financial aid education, and career counseling for students with disabilities.
Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)
Works in partnership with consumers and other stakeholders to provide services and advocacy resulting in employment, independent living, and equality for individuals with disabilities.
DSP TRiO
Dedicated to supporting Cal students with disabilities, including those from low-income backgrounds. They do so with higher touch services, events and enrichment workshops that cultivate a sense of belonging for TRIO students as well as develop the necessary skill sets to achieve their goals.
Berkeley Student Cooperative (BSC)
A 501c3 nonprofit housing cooperative. "The co-ops" provide affordable housing and board to students at UC Berkeley and other Bay Area colleges and universities.
Disability Studies Minor
Classes within the minor explore concepts such as disability theory, universal design, and intersectionality. Staff and faculty within the minor also provide disability-related leadership and training for students, faculty, staff, and community members.
ASUC Disabled Students Committee
Formed by disabled students in Spring 2019, an official ASUC entity that addresses campus-wide disability issues. In addition to having its own advocacy campaigns, it also serves to uplift the work of intersectional student groups on campus. Two representatives from each of the four disability-related student organizations are present on the committee.
Student Coalition for Disability Rights (SCDR)
Advocates for disability rights on campus. Classified as a Registered Student Organization, SCDR works to ensure that students with disabilities have equitable access to the university’s academics, resources, and programs.
Spectrum: Autism at Cal
A student run Registered Student Organization, Spectrum advocates for equal access, inclusion, and awareness for individuals in the autism and neurodivergent community.
Housing Accommodations
Works with an Accommodations Coordinator to provide housing accommodations to students with disabilities. Their website provides steps on the interactive process for receiving accommodations, and mentions additional resources for students with disabilities.
Library Accessibility Resources
Provides information on accommodations and assistance offered throughout UC Berkeley libraries.
Student Advocate's Office
An executive, non-partisan office of the student government at UC Berkeley. Their office offers representation, help, and advice to any student or student group involved in a dispute with the university.
Student Ombuds Office
Provides an informal dispute resolution process in which the Ombudsperson advocates for fairness, justice, respect for differences, and reasonable solutions to student and postdoctoral issues and concerns. The Ombuds Office also serves as an alert mechanism for systemic change on campus.
Cal Dining
Whether you have food allergies, gluten intolerance or dietary restrictions from religious practices, are following a vegan/vegetarian diet, or simply need assistance with your food selections, Cal Dining is here to help you make safe and delicious choices. Students can schedule a one-on- one meeting with a Registered Dietitian to discuss any dietary needs.
Inclusive Recreation
Offers exercise programs for people with disabilities, such as goalball, accessible yoga, and personal training.
Graduate Assembly Wellness Guide
Lists health resources for UC Berkeley graduate students. In addition to wellness services, the Wellness Guide also provides Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs) with guidance on how to refer students to mental health services.
University Health Services
Provides comprehensive medical, mental health, insurance and health promotion services to all Berkeley students, and a variety of health programs for faculty and staff.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Offers short term counseling for academic, career, and personal issues and also offers psychiatry services for circumstances when medication can help with counseling. There is no charge to get started, and all registered students can access services regardless of their insurance plan.
Easy Does It
A non-profit organization that provides emergency attendant care, accessible transportation, wheelchair repair, and assistive device repair for seniors and people with disabilities.
Local Wheelchair Repair
Provides a list of local wheelchair repair shops that can repair a variety of chairs, lifts, and other disability management tools. Some vendors also sell and rent medical and/or mobility devices.