What is Disability Harassment?

Verbal or physical conduct directed at an individual – or someone perceived as  an individual – with a mental or physical disability that is sufficiently severe, pervasive, or persistent so as to have the purpose or effect of creating a hostile  work or educational environment.  

Examples can include:  

• Mimicking a co-worker’s speech impairment. 
• Addressing an individual with a mental or physical disability as “retard” or “crip” or other derogatory or offensive language. 
• Repeatedly asking the only student in class with an obvious disability, “Do you understand?”  

Highlighted Campus Resources:

• Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX 
• Accessibility Resources
• University Advising
• Counseling Center  
• University Security
• Human Resources

For additional resources both on and off campus, visit  Equal Opportunity and Title IX Resources.