Student Disability Commission

ASUW Jobs Fair and Info Session
2019-04-02 11:00 - 2019-04-05 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | HUB 250, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
Looking for a way to get involved in ASUW in the upcoming year? Come check out the opening positions of SDC Director and Co-director. The SDC is a student-run organization committed to the needs of disabled student of the UW. Our goal is to foster an environment that is not only accepting, but celebratory of disabled people through social, educational, and cultural programming.

Disability Conference
2019-04-09 16:00 - 17:00 | HUB 145, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
Conference and round-table discussion involving UW organizations and clubs relating to disability to better highlight the differences, similarities, and interconnectedness of organizations to better serve the disabled community and increase awareness of disability across campus.

ASL Workshop
2019-04-11 17:00 - 19:00 | HUB 332
Come learn the basics of American Sign Language from the UW ASL Club, featuring presentations from TEDxUCLA speaker Austin Vaday and UW Professor Lance Forshay.

F*** Stairs Campaign
2019-04-19 - 2019-05-14
In solidarity with disabled students who are excluded from the University of Washington, pledge to only use pathways available to wheelchair users!

F*** Stairs Kick Off
2019-04-19 16:00 - 17:00 | HUB 340, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
Come learn about the purpose of the pledge, hear from Disability Rights advocates, and celebrate the beginning of our 2019 F*** Stairs campaign!

SARVA, WAC, D-Center and SDC Present: Open Mic Night
2019-04-30 17:00 - 19:00 | HUB 340, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
Come join this safe space and hear stories from disabled survivors of assault and domestic violence.

Ableism and Coronavirus Webinar
2020-04-17 16:00 - 18:00
The COVID19 pandemic has had a variety of effects on the disability community worldwide: so let’s talk about it. Join a panel of disability advocates and authors to discuss topics like the prevalence of remote work, fatphobia and “COVID19”, the importance of social distancing and the devaluation of disabled people, ableist jokes on social media, supply hoarding, and much more.
Accessibility information: ASL interpreters and CART captioning have been requested. The event will be recorded and made available on the SDC website for asynchronous viewing. Please let us know if there are any other access needs you may have by emailing asuwsdc1@uw.edu.
Zoom webinar registration will be provided closer to the event.
