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The Disability Cultural Initiative is the most recent among an expanding number of academic and student programs designed to promote disability access, awareness, and empowerment.
Alumna Tiffany Yu looks to cement legacy of disability justice as students push for Disability Cultural Center georgetownvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from georgetownvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Following a history of disability activism, students push for a Disability Cultural Center
GUSA’s Accessibility Policy Team has launched a campaign for the establishment of a Disability Cultural Center (DCC) that would support the disabled community on Georgetown’s campus. Three members of the team, Nesreen Shahrour (NHS ‘23), Gwyneth Murphy (SFS ‘23), and Dominic DeRamo (COL ‘23), released a petition calling for the establishment of a DCC on Dec. 23.
The DCC would be a university-funded center, consisting of a full-time director and student employee, that would coordinate educational, academic, social, and support programming for Georgetown’s disabled community and their allies. Crucial to the goal of the center is providing a space for building community and affirming that the disabled community has a culture of their own.