Students in attendance asserted that the University is not in compliance with the law, citing a lack of accessible bathrooms, broken lifts and unreasonable housing accommodations. “It’s a civil rights issue,” said Ariella Soltren ’27.
Tag: Campus Activism
Iowa State University | Cy-Crawl: Why accessibility still requires action
That is why visibility matters. The Capitol Crawl showed the country what inaccessibility looked like in a single, powerful display. The Cy-Crawl is doing something similar on a campus level. It is translating policy into lived experience. It is asking people not just to acknowledge accessibility in theory, but to see where it breaks down in practice.
Pomona College | Why aren’t college kids striking anymore?
If Columbia students had chosen not to strike for fear of having no impact, fellow students wouldn’t have rallied nationwide. Personally, I would rather protest and fail than simply do nothing and wonder what could have changed, and I would hope that 5Cs students feel the same.
Yale University | Students criticize Yale police intervention in mental health crises
The Yale Collective for Abolition, Resistance and Education, or YCARE — a student organization focused on criticizing the prison system and limiting the reach of law enforcement on Yale’s campus — has spearheaded the initiative, dubbed “YPD Out.” The group hopes to change the police department’s involvement in student wellness checks.
University of Portland | Accessibility at UP still falls short
Over the past two years, I have progressively cut out extracurriculars, taken fewer classes, stopped going to events, stopped working on campus and limited my social connections here because of inaccessibility. I stopped asking for help to access inaccessible spaces and stopped trying to find workarounds. I’m leaving UP burnt out, defeated and so disappointed.
University of Rochester | Why student protests have lost their power
Why would protesting work if there is no one to take up the call, and why would students keep protesting if it isn’t working? But if students, the next generation, are being taught that protesting is ineffective, in twenty years there will be no one left to protest.
