DRC Staff Directory

With over 15 years of higher education disability experience and more than 12 years of K-12 special education experience, Karen is a visionary leader in disability services. She has a passionate commitment to creating a culture of inclusion for everyone, recognizing the intersectionality of the disabled. She works to ensure equitable opportunities and compliance with federal laws, state regulations, best practices and University-wide and campus guidelines related to equal access, barrier elimination, and resources and services for disabled students.

Role:  Executive Assistant.  I support all of DRC and I direct support our Executive Director.  

Hometown:  Born and raised in Shelbyville, IL.  Raised my family in Seymour, IN.  

Interests: My husband and I love to travel, including visits to our grandbabies.  I dabble with oil painting and gardening.  I'm also a proud pet momma of a two gorgeous dogs and a sweet Siamese cat. 

Reporting Areas:

• Digital Access
  • Alternate Formats for course materials including Braille, audio description, and captioning of recorded content.
• Physical Access 
  • New Building plan review
  • Review of renovations in existing spaces

Role: I collaborate with DRC staff and our campus community around physical, digital, and event access which also includes alternate format production (e-text and captioning), and communication access (ASL Interpreting and CART Real-Time Captioning services).

Reporting Areas:

• Student Access Consultants
• Exam Administration and Note-taking
• ASL Interpreters
• CART Captioners

Role: Carsen works with instructors and departments to proactively address accessibility in courses, including implementing best practices and reasonable accommodations for students. He supports the groups of Access Consultants, Accommodation Operations, ASL Interpreting, and CART Captioning. He started with the DRC in 2011 as a student worker and has worked with DRC in various staff roles since 2013.  

Reporting Areas

• Professional Programs Accommodations
• Workplace Access (Employee Accommodations)