The Disabled Staff and Faculty Coalition* is an affinity group that creates community for all disabled staff and faculty at the University of Arizona by holding events, meetups, and social activities on campus throughout the year. We provide a unified voice for disabled faculty and staff in order to:
Create opportunities for disabled faculty and staff to gather with peers, have a place where disability is not the “other”, and create a community of connection and belonging
- Promote an environment of access, inclusion, and equity for all disabled populations of faculty, staff, and visitors
- Provide models of access, advocacy, and inclusion for disabled students
- Increasing understanding of disability culture and communities and their significance
*Our coalition is a space for all disabled staff and faculty, this includes D/deaf, neurodivergent, chronically ill individuals; those with sensory, psychiatric, cognitive, intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities; and those seeking mental health care and support. You do not need to be registered with DRC or have medical documentation to join.
For more information or to join our Listserv, please contact sschlauderaff@arizona.edu
Join us for the 2025 Disability Studies Conference!
The Disabled Staff & Faculty Coalition is excited to announce that we will be hosting our second Disability Studies Conference "Highlighting Disability Scholarship, Art & Activism" at the University of Arizona this Spring! The conference will be hybrid on April 17th & 18th, featuring a mixture of research presentations, panel discussions, workshops, art, and posters from University & community scholars, artists, and activists.
If you are interested in presenting your own work this year, please submit your abstract by February 21, 2025 at https://bit.ly/UADisCon-Submit
You can access the full call for submissions here: https://bit.ly/UADisCon
Contact us at UArizonaDSI@gmail.com with any questions about the conference or your submission.
Image description: a blue flyer with a multi-colored decorative banner on the top with a variety of images to depict a range of disabilities. Text: Save the Date! The University of Arizona's Disability Studies Conference: Highlighting Disability Scholarship, Art, & Activism. When? April 17th & 18th, 2025
Where? Highland Commons & Virtual Attendance
Who? University of Arizona, Tucson & Southern Arizona scholars, artists, community members & activists. Interested in presenting your work? Submit abstracts by February 21, 2025
Link to submission form: https://bit.ly/UADisCon-Submit
Link to full call for submissions: https://bit.ly/UADisCon
Contact us at UArizonaDSI@gmail.com with any questions about the conference or your submission.
Accommodations & Accessibility: ASL and CART captioning will be provided. Presentations will be given in-person and online. Contact us for any additional access needs.