Faculty Council (Dis)ability & Access Committee

Committee Charge

Adopted May 2021

The (Dis)ability and Access Committee considers concerns of faculty with disabilities, including:

1. Assessing and promoting the cultural climate of the university as it pertains to opportunities of faculty with disabilities for academic advancement, productivity and appropriate compensation;
2. Making recommendations and promoting inclusive pedagogy for creating an academic environment that fosters academic success;
3. Working to assure fairness in the recruitment and retention of faculty with disabilities;
4. Developing support networks and recommending policy to address the needs of faculty with disabilities;
5. Working as a liaison with other units/centers/committees/task forces to transform pedagogy to further universal design and accessibility in the system;
6. Promoting movement from a medical vision to a socially inclusive vision of accessibility as part of the DEI mission of the university;
7. The (Dis)ability and Access Committee represents the concerns of faculty who identify as having a disability (physical, psychological, cognitive, sensory, or invisible) whether they choose to disclose or not, as well as colleagues who support the disabled community.

This committee is currently inactive.

Issues pertaining to disability and access are currently being managed at the campus level.

Please refer to the campus specific office of disability services.

 Past (Dis)ability and Access Committee Members, 2022-23

Meetings, AY 2021-22