“We’ve seen an uptick in students coming in, just needing a space to really relax, to study, to snack, to kind of form community, and it’s really been important to have that space open,” said Emma Honegger, a student support assistant.
Tag: Disability Cultural Center
University of Connecticut | Students propose disability cultural center on campus
Mia Giancola, a sixth-semester social work and sociology student, and Gabriella DiSalvo, an eighth-semester student with an individualized major of disability studies in media and food culture, have proposed starting the new cultural center to help people like them connect with one another and have a safe space to be themselves on campus, something many Huskies feel is a long time coming.
University of Connecticut | Why UConn needs a disability cultural center
As disability is more than just diagnoses but rather identities and cultures with a rich history of resistance and advocacy via activist movements and self-expression, it would be in UConn’s best interest to listen to the push led by disabled UConn students to establish a disability cultural center to ensure that support for disabled students doesn’t end with accessibility support and other accommodations.
UT Austin | UT Disability Cultural Center celebrates third anniversary, invites community to new space
“So often disabled folks are told that (their disability is) not something you should be sharing,” Shryock said. “Having created a space where folks feel like they have that support and community, and are maybe thinking about themselves and their relationship with their disability differently, is something that I’m very proud of.”
University of Washington | At UW’s D Center, Students Find Community, Rest, And Representation
“UW has a great sense of community. I have talked to different disability centers across the country, and they don’t have as many resources, and I think that is great about UW,” said Bose.
ABC7 | New SF disability cultural center honors past, ignites a future rooted in 504 Sit-Ins of 1977
“The disability cultural center is meant to be a place where we go so far beyond compliance,” said co-director Emily Beitiks. “It’s a place where disabled people can come together, celebrate what disability culture looks like.”
