Faculty and staff play an integral role in ensuring that UT Austin is accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to students with disabilities. Every semester, D&A asks students to nominate specific faculty or staff who have demonstrated excellence in facilitating an equitable campus environment. D&A’s Accessibility Champion awards (formerly D&A Appreciation Awards) provide a wonderful opportunity for students to acknowledge faculty or staff who have positively… read more
D&A October Newsletter
Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month October is Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. Disability is an important part of our campus diversity and we are excited to celebrate UT students, faculty and staff with disabilities. Events will include Adapted Sports Night, Film Screening, Career Info Session and more! Check out our… read more
October 2022: Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month
At UT, we celebrate Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month during October. October is also Texas Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month and National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month. Disability and Access is partnering with campus departments, partner organizations and student groups to celebrate Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (#DAIM22). Throughout the month, we will… read more
Priority Registration for Spring 2023 Classes
Important Information about Priority Registration Priority registration to register for Spring 2023 classes will be on Monday, October 31st from 2 pm to midnight. Below are the action steps undergraduate students should take to use priority registration: 1) Make sure to clear all advising and other bars prior to October 31st. … 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
