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Student Disability Access Office (SDAO)

The Student Disability Access Office (SDAO) is the office on campus that has been charged with and is committed to providing educational opportunities for students with disabilities in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.

Core Functions of SDAO

  • To establish services for equitable access on campus through partnership with students with disabilities.

  • To manage, coordinate, implement and evaluate accommodation and service programs.

  • To serve as a resource to students, faculty, and staff regarding access to academic and campus services

  • To provide resource and referral information to the campus community at Duke and prospective students and their families.

SDAO works with each student individually to establish academic accommodations including adjustments, auxiliary aids and services for the purpose of mitigating barriers to students' access to campus facilities, programs, and activities.

For more information, visit access.duke.edu/students.

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