ADA Information

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments, and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion, and belonging for all faculty, staff, students, patients, and visitors. Our employment, academic, research, and clinical care practices reflect these commitments.

In compliance with Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and other federal civil rights laws and to ensure individuals with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency have meaningful access to, have an equal opportunity to participate in and have an equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits of our programs, activities, services and other benefits, UMMC provides the following in a timely manner and free of charge:

• reasonable modifications to our policies, practices, or procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities when such modifications are necessary to avoid discrimination on the basis of disability;
• appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities (including individuals’ companions with disabilities), which may include qualified sign language interpreters and written information in other formats, including braille and large print, and
• language assistance services for individuals with limited English proficiency (including individuals’ companions with limited English proficiency), which may include qualified interpreters and information written in other languages.

For more information: https://umc.edu/Legal/Resources/Nondiscrimination-Notice.html

To request accommodation: please contact the activity coordinator listed for the specific educational offering in question, or the senior director of continuing health professional education at [email protected] or (601) 815-5141.

The CHPE senior director is responsible for reviewing and approving all accommodations requested.  If CHPE is unable to provide a reasonable accommodation without additional institutional support, the senior director works collaboratively with the UMMC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and, if appropriate, the UMMC Human Resources Employee Relations to receive necessary assistance in meeting the accommodation request.

Additionally, CHPE is diligently working to transition all publicly facing digital materials to ensure full accessibility. We want everyone who visits our websites to have access to all the information we provide. Sections 504 and 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, along with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, establish minimum compliance standards for institutions of higher education.