Office for Disability Equity

Squeeze the most out of your Final Friday! Join us at the Lemon"ODE" Stand on Friday, August 28th from 12PM-2PM, outside of Aber Hall!

Learn more about ODE's services, and enjoy some Lemon"ODE"! Hope you can make it!

Fall Semester Requests are OPEN in the ODE Portal!

Don't forget to customize your accommodation letters and submit your Semester Request! Reminder: The Semester Request is how you apply your accommodations each semester.

Happy Fall, Grizzlies!

The Office for Disability Equity (ODE) Testing Center invites you to join us for one of our open house sessions in Aber Hall!

Monday, August 31st through Friday, September 4th from 9:00AM to 2:00PM!

This is an excellent opportunity to tour our secure testing environment, meet our staff (including our ODE Testing Coordinator), and learn more about how we implement reasonable testing accommodations while maintaining exam security and academic integrity.
We hope you’ll stop by!

The Office for Disability Equity (ODE) is looking for 2-3 students to join our team for the Fall 2026 semester.

If you’re looking for a fun, supportive, and inclusive work environment—this may be the job for you! We believe that student jobs should be opportunities to expand your skills.

This position provides student employees the opportunity to support the ODE team in two different areas of our office – the ODE Testing Center and our main office on the first floor of Aber Hall.

Apply today on Handshake!

The ODE team is so very proud of our Testing Coordinator, Dahn Ebert, who has been awarded the Might of Montana Award for June 2026!

Dahn, thank you for the great work you do. We love and appreciate you!

Read more about Dahn's nomination here: https://www.umt.edu/employee-news/recognition/might-of-montana.php?utm_campaign=Internal%20Communications&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8wjhUqrBWem-CvjBKVqrKR0BS2OuT26WbgcbqiYEudb_g--Vi2TL1ZurhYMEAFcP5FnNHssF6NAVBQOcUqIG8wLKJqWFg8fzlTN820Rj0_OqXF7nE&_hsmi=427572816&utm_content=427572816&utm_source=hs_email

Dahn Ebert-Stephens

July marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that was signed into law on July 26th, 1990.

We honor the history, achievements, experiences, and realities of the disability community.

Happy Disability Pride Month from ODE!

UPDATE: All testing with ODE will be located at the ODE Testing Center in Aber Hall (1st Floor). There will no longer be testing at the Missoula College Learning Center. This change is effective beginning Summer Semester.

ODE Testing Center Summer Hours: Monday through Friday from 9AM to 4PM!

Have a great Summer, Grizzlies!

Congratulations to our student employee, Sebby, as she graduates with her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature this weekend!

Thank you for helping serve students as part of the ODE Team. We appreciate you, and are so proud! ❤️

Welcome, Leah, to the ODE Team!

Leah has recently joined us as our new Sign Language Interpreter! She brings 12 years of experience interpreting in a variety of settings.

We are thrilled to have you on the team, Leah!

Drop a ❤️ in the comments to welcome our new teammate!

Taking Summer Classes? Summer Semester Requests are now OPEN in the ODE Portal!

Make sure to submit a Semester Request for every Semester that you are enrolled; this will prompt your accommodation letters to be sent to faculty!