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GU Senior and Disability Advocate Named One of Teen Vogue’s 21 Under 21

GU Senior and Disability Advocate Named One of Teen Vogue’s 21 Under 21

By Daya Benami Narasimhan January 27, 2021

When Anna Landre (SFS ’21) began her first full-time, paid summer internship after her first year at Georgetown University, she was expecting a fun and educational summer experience. Instead, she came...

GUSA Declares Support for Disability Center on Campus

GUSA Declares Support for Disability Center on Campus

By Caitlin McLean January 23, 2021

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate voted in favor of the creation of a disability cultural center on campus and the extension of the 2021 spring tuition deadline during a Jan. 10 meeting. The...

GUSA Petitions for University Disability Cultural Center After Academic Resource Center Falls Short

GUSA Petitions for University Disability Cultural Center After Academic Resource Center Falls Short

By Breandan Gibbons January 23, 2021

The Georgetown University Student Association recently reignited a push to establish a university-funded space for disabled students on campus. GUSA’s Accessibility Policy Team will submit a proposal...

NATALIE ISE || THE HOYA The Academic Resource Center works with faculty members in order to make classrooms more accommodating for students with disabilities, however some students still report inadequate support.

Academic Resource Center Underresourced and Understaffed Heading Into the Fall, Students Say

By Moira Ritter and Liana Hardy August 14, 2020

Amid Georgetown University’s ongoing hiring freeze, employees at the Academic Resource Center are stretched thin, and the Georgetown Disability Alliance fears the ARC’s current lack of resources will...

NATALIE ISE || THE HOYA The Academic Resource Center works with faculty members in order to make classrooms more accommodating for students with disabilities, however some students still report inadequate support.

Students Report Difficulties Accessing Academic Accommodations, Lack of University Support in Virtual Learning Space

By Liana Hardy June 11, 2020

A large number of Georgetown University students requiring special academic assistance have reported difficulties accessing these accommodations after the university transitioned to online learning in...

NATALIE ISE || THE HOYA The Academic Resource Center works with faculty members in order to make classrooms more accommodating for students with disabilities, however some students still report inadequate support.

Students, Faculty Push to Make Classes Accessible for Invisible Disabilities

By Liam Scott October 25, 2019

When co-president of the Georgetown Disability Alliance Kenna Chick (SFS ’20) tried to propose creating mental health days at Georgetown University, her idea was met with resistance.  “It’s...

DISABILITY ALLIANCE COURTESY OF ANNA LANDRE |

Georgetown Disability Alliance Pushes for Recognition

By Meredith Miller September 19, 2019

Georgetown Disability Alliance, a developing student organization, will encourage education on disability issues and advocate for on-campus accessibility and awareness of both physical and mental disabilities...

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