Ella Callow

In order to improve access to digital resources, campus recently launched a new committee made of students, staff and faculty which will focus on increasing digital accessibility for its 65,000-person community.

UC Berkeley students usually share concerns about schedules, waitlists and grading bins on the first day of the semester. However, campus senior Hannah Bailey was more concerned with finding a desk to accommodate her wheelchair.

Amid the flurry of hellos exchanged by students and instructors is a general misconception about disability, according to campus graduate student Rosa Enriquez.

Amid national labor market disruptions and employee departures, DSP is experiencing a shortage of specialist staff resulting in accommodation delays for students.

With the resurgence of in-person instruction, many students with disabilities are feeling COVID-19’s presence encroaching on their lives.

With new vaccination criteria in California for individuals with underlying health conditions, disability advocates voice concerns.

A campuswide email — co-signed by Vice Chancellor of Administration Marc Fisher and Ella Callow, Disability Access and Compliance director — was sent Feb. 12 to update the campus community on the Office of Disability Access and Compliance’s first full year of operations.

UC Berkeley will be honoring Native American Heritage Month in November in a variety of ways, including several events and campuswide initiatives.

Members of the UC Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate discussed new frameworks to promote accessibility of campus resources, the role of standardized testing in admissions processes and students’ mental health at its meeting Monday.