Learning about disability and accessibility is an ongoing and lifelong process. Use the resources below to learn more about disability history, language, culture, and identity and how to create a more accessible and welcoming campus community.

Check back often as we continue to add to the resources available on this page.

DCC Youtube Page

https://www.youtube.com/@UT-DisabilityCulturalCenter/

Watch recordings of our Disability Culture Conversations on a variety of different disability-related topics.

Disability and Language/Terminology

Language shapes how we talk about and understand disability, and people’s preferences vary. These resources introduce key perspectives and resources to help you communicate clearly and respectfully.

Selected Resources on Disability Language and Terminology

• Identity-first vs. person-first language is an important distinction – Association of Health Care Journalists
• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) statement on  language
• Communicating About People with Disabilities, National Disability Rights Network
• Disability Language Style Guide, National Center on Disability and Journalism

Accessibility Guides

• DCC’s Planning Accessible Programs and Events Guide
• Inclusive Event Planning from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities
• ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities

Models of Disability

• Video of the Human Rights Model of Disability – Featuring Ellie the Equality Emu
• Video: What is Disability? Contrasting medical and social model of disability 
• Video: A Social Model of Disability Animation

Accessibility Laws and the Disability Rights Movement

• Disability Rights Movement
  • Disability History: The Disability Rights Movement, National Parks Service 
  • Disability History, National Museum of American History 
  • Video: Our fight for disability rights and why we’re not done yet | Judith Heumann | TEDxMidAtlantic
  • Video: Why I work to remove access barriers for students with disabilities | Haben Girma | TEDxBaltimore:
• Rehab Act of 1973
  • Sitting-in for Disability Rights: The Section 504 Protests of the 1970s, National Museum of American History
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ADA Amendments ACT (ADAA)
  • What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?, ADA National Network
  • The History of the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Movement Perspective, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
• Legal Requirements/Obligations
  • The DisABILITY Resources Toolbox (DART) Toolkit II: Legal Issues — ADA, Section 504, FERPA, American Psychological Association

Disability as Identity

• Disability as Diversity, Insight into Higher Ed
• Video: Celebrating disability As part of human diversity | CATALINA DEVANDAS AGUILAR | TEDxGeneva
• Video: I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much |Stella Young |TEDxSydney