Below are compiled lists with links to resources and recommendations that support persons with disabilities. Whether local or national, these lists are an accessible way to learn about International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
The Disability Action Center works together with community partners to raise the voices of the disabled community including BIPOC, LGBTIQ2S+, immigrants, refugees, and those experiencing poverty. As an organization run by people with disabilities for people with disabilities, DAC NEW provides peer counseling, skills training, support, and mentoring.
Project id is a non-profit organization to provide opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to enjoy the same pleasures, responsibilities, and growth opportunities as every young adult within a context that met the individual’s unique needs.
Click here for a list of past themes for International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Click here for the White House's Proclamation on 2024 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Click here to watch a video on The Power of 504, the first Federal Civil Rights Law protecting people with disabilities
Click here to learn more about the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement
It is important to implement anti-racist practices and ideologies into our daily lives. Here on the Gonzaga campus, we make it one of our priorities to promote anti-racist learning and education that protects the rights of all people in our community.
Click here for a list of anti-racist resources that outline our campus's commitment to solidarity.
Click here to view Gonzaga University's Access and Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities Policy
The Disability Access office in the Center for Student Academic Success at Gonzaga University establishes accommodations for students with disabilities and supports faculty and staff in providing those accommodations.
Check out the Disability Access Brochure to learn more about the types of resources the Disability Access Office offers
Learn more about the process for securing accommodations through the Disability Access Office
Fill out this online form to request an interpreter through the Disability Access Office
Please fill out this Barrier Report if you notice any access barriers on campus or during your experience as a student/faculty/staff member
Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement: Oral Histories and Archives
The Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement Project was launched in 1996 to capture the history of a remarkable movement by people with disabilities. These people with disabilities fought to win legally defined civil rights and control over their own lives. This oral history and archives collection includes personal papers and the records of key disability organizations and how they changed the nation's social, cultural, and legal landscape.
The Museum of disABILITY History
The Museum of disABILITY History's permanent collection takes visitors on a journey through disability history.
Disability History Museum
The Disability History Museum hosts a Library of virtual artifacts, Education curricula, and Museum exhibits. These programs are designed to foster research and study about the historical experiences of people with disabilities and their communities.