October is Disability Awareness Month

Dear campus community, 

Each October, we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and Disability Awareness Month, honoring the valuable contributions that students, faculty, and staff with disabilities bring to our community. As the birthplace of the disability rights movement, UC Berkeley continues to champion inclusion and equal opportunities for all, upholding its proud legacy of advocacy and accessibility.

Campus Events 

• October 2, 2024 at 11am: Accessible Voting Event with Alameda County Registrar of Voters (flyer with image description)

• October 17, 2024 from noon-4pm: Making Disability Work series: Building Your Brand

• October 2024 UHS Disability Management Workshops covering Disability Management- Understanding the Process, A Deeper Dive, and Navigating; Legal Planning for Long-Term Care, and Parenting Resources for Neurodivergent Families

Units and Departments

• Disability Studies faculty cluster and Disabilities Studies Minor

• Disabled Students' Program (DSP) including the Disability Cultural Community (DCC) Center and DSP Spectrum Connect

• RecWell Inclusive Recreation

Organizations and Resources

• ASUC Disabled Students’ Commission

• Staff Alliance for Disability Access (SADA)

• Staff Disability Reasonable Accommodation Process

Media to Read/Watch

• Can an aquifer be injured? Scholar brings a disability lens to ecological repair

• California’s disabled students left behind during emergencies: ‘They just weren’t ready for someone like me’

• Renovations at UC Berkeley improve accessibility to campus’ oldest building

To learn more and/or submit additional events and resources, visit the Disability Awareness Month webpage. 

Thank you,
Fabrizio Mejia
he/him
Acting Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion 

Victoria Plaut
she/ella
Vice Provost for the Faculty

Stephen C. Sutton
he/him/his
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs

Eugene Whitlock 
he/him/his
Chief People and Culture Officer

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