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Our Mission
To create inclusive and sustainable learning and working environments and facilitate access, discourse, and involvement through innovative services and programs, leadership, and collaboration

Goals

Informed by Disability Studies and the “concept” of Universal Design

  • Create inclusive physical, information, curricular, and social environments by engaging and supporting the campus community in progressive system change.
  • Improve the recruitment, transition, retention and graduation of disabled students
  • Increase the hiring and retention of disabled employees
  • Develop strategies and partnerships that will enhance the status of adaptive athletics
  • Ensure the effective delivery of accommodations with a minimum of extra effort required by the disabled consumer
  • Collaborate with the College of Education on the creation of a center for disability-related research, education, practice and service
  • Provide opportunities for professional development, personal growth, & staff interaction