Student Disability Advocacy Group

The Student Disability Advocacy Group is a student organization that aims to teach people about disabilities and promote disability advocacy by bringing together persons with and without disabilities, as well as providing information about disabled services, disabled culture, et cetera, at the university.

They are always looking for new members, so if you're interested in getting involved and meeting new people, give them a visit or email Jenna at jsmadeyski@ucdavis.edu.

Goals

• Seeking out different people, departments, etc. on campus to discuss accessibility issues
• Reaching out to local schools in hopes of educating students about disability history, rights, and culture
• Working with Unitrans to discuss various inaccessibility issues
• Providing a nonthreatening environment where students can come and ask questions about disabilities
• Put on open panel discussions where students can come and ask questions about disabilities
• Put on more fund-raising events
• Create a venue where any students with disabilities can bring their concerns about inaccessibility
• Liaise with the Student Disability Center to bridge the two groups together
• Interact with other culture groups on campus such as the Cross Cultural Center to promote disability culture on campus

Past Events & Services

• Gender and Sexuality panel
• Tabled at Picnic Day
• Tabled at Davis Farmers Market
• Tabled at the Wellness Fair put on by the Health and Wellness Center
• Presented to a freshman seminar
• Interacted with Unitrans to discuss inaccessibility issues
• Tabled at the pre-med fraternity fair
• Hold bimonthly meetings
• Began speaking with the new director of the Student Disability Center

Awards

• ASUCD Club of the Year
• ASUCD Club of the Year in the area of politics

As seen in The Aggie, May 2010

Links

• Classroom Lookup
• Davis Campus Access
• Student Disability Center
• UC Davis Human Resources
• UC Davis Visiting: Campus Map
• Students on the Autism Spectrum
• UCD Student Disability Center