At the University of California, Irvine, providing a culture of inclusion and equal opportunity for students with disabilities is a campus wide responsibility and commitment. UCI demonstrates its core values of individual growth, development, civility, and diversity by recognizing students with disabilities as an important part of its student body. Our mission is to empower students to maximize their abilities to thrive in today’s global community.
Our Core Competencies
- Strive to create a culture of inclusion and access to all UCI programs, services, activities, events, and facilities for students with disabilities.
- Form partnerships with the University community to design and implement an inclusive, equitable and accessible UCI environment.
- Promote increased awareness of disability as diversity on campus.
- Provide reasonable accommodations, and related disability services to UCI students, Continuing Education, Summer Session students, and other program participants.
- Collaborate with faculty/staff in the provision of reasonable accommodations and services.
- Support and advise academic and administrative departments regarding accessibility to physical and online environments.
- Monitor campus compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act as Amended (ADAAA).
- Consult with campus community about disability compliance or concerns.
This Giving Day, we invite you to support the Disability Services Center Scholarship Fund, which helps provide scholarships to students with disabilities. Your gift to this scholarship fund will support students registered with the DSC who are experiencing financial hardship.
