Disability and Access (D&A) ensures students with disabilities have equal access to their academic experiences at the University of Texas at Austin by determining eligibility and approving reasonable accommodations. We also engage in outreach across campus in order to make campus a more inclusive, accessible and welcoming environment for people… read more
Name Change Alert: SSD Becomes Disability and Access (D&A)
Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) becomes Disability & Access (D&A) Services for Students with Disabilities is excited to be changing our name to Disability & Access! This new name better reflects the scope of work that we do to promote and celebrate disability as part of our campus diversity… read more
Meet the New D&A Staff
Naomi Hege (she/her) recently joined the Disability and Access team (D&A) team as the Outreach and Education Coordinator. After obtaining her BA in Sociology, Naomi worked in nonprofit oral history collection and museum accessibility in New York before moving to Texas to complete her MSSW at UT. She was initially… read more
D&A August Newsletter
Classes for the fall 2022 semester start in less than 3 weeks! Your Access Coordinator will be sending an email next week with important instructions about using your accommodations for fall so be sure to read through it carefully so you can follow any instructions specific to your accommodations. August… read more
August 17th: D&A Open House and Accommodation Orientation
Disability and Access is excited to welcome students to campus for the fall 2022 semester. To help connect (or reconnect) with Disability and Access either as a student, instructor or campus partner, we are offering a variety of opportunities to engage with Disability and Access before classes start and during… read more
D&A July Newsletter
We are excited to welcome our newly registered students as they prepare to start classes at UT in the fall! While many students are enjoying summer break, there is a lot happening at D&A this summer! Reminder: SSD is now Disability and Access! We are still in the process of… read more
Welcome to our New D&A Staff!
We are excited to welcome Sarah Strub and Tori Upton as new Disabilities Services Coordinators in Disability and Access! Sarah Strub (she/her), an Iowa native, recently joined the Disability and Access Team as a Disability Services Coordinator. She completed her BA in Human Resource Management and most recently, MA in… read more
D&A is Recruiting Student Advisory Committee Members
The Disability and Access Student Advisory Committee provides a way for students to provide direct input to D&A in order to: 1) help D&A better meet the needs of UT students with disabilities 2) foster leadership skills in UT students with interests in disabilities and 3) encourage student advocacy for… read more
D&A Insider June 2022
Congratulations to Our Graduates!! We are so proud of your accomplishments and wish you all the best in your next adventure! We will be inactivating your file this month and your file will be kept according to our record retention policy. You can find more information online at Reactivation… read more
