Disabilities Committee

The aims and objectives of the Disabilities Department include:

(a) to initiate and coordinate disabilities campaigns, particularly with regard to access and equity for disabled students;
(b) to actively increase visibility, awareness, and acceptance of Students with Disabilities on campus;
(c) to oversee the activities, policy, and direction of UMSU in areas related to promoting the advancement of Students with Disabilities;
(d) to provide social and community building opportunities for Students with Disabilities;
(e) to provide advocacy for all Students with Disabilities;
(f) to provide information about and/or referrals to disability support services and other relevant resources or organisations;
(g) to liaise with existing student services on campus around issues affecting Students with Disabilities; and
(h) to increase awareness around the variety of experiences of disability that can affect students throughout their studies, including intersections between disability and gender, class, race, sexuality, and all forms of marginalisation.

Current Membership

The voting Representatives of the Disabilities Committee are elected by enrolled Students who are Students with Disabilities. The Committee consists of the Disabilities Officers as non-voting members and 7 voting members. The current members and the tickets they were elected on (if any) are: