The Accessibility Interests Working Group was formed in 2019 to reduce barriers and foster a culture of inclusivity at the iSchool. We work with students, faculty, and staff to increase Universal Design for Learning practices, amplify community voices, and bring awareness to accessibility practices and design.

 

We recognize the social model of disability, which states that people are disabled by barriers in society and not by their own bodies. Barriers can come in many forms: physical, technical, systemic, informational or attitudinal. While Accessibility Services provides individual access plans for students, in order to reduce the diverse spectrum of barriers that can arise in higher education, we must work to make the environment and culture at the iSchool more inclusive, and aware of the gaps in access.