Welcome to the Access Center
We serve students with temporary, chronic, or permanent disabilities, including physical, health, learning, sensory, or psychological conditions. We provide accommodations, auxiliary aids, and services that remove barriers impacting students' equitable access to their education, programs, activities, and campus facilities.
We offer student and faculty consultation, training, workshops, and self-advocacy skills to foster student learning and engagement in all opportunities available at WSU.
Disabled Student Center
Our center is a resource for disabled students and allies. We connect students with community resources, raise awareness, and advocate for disabled students’ human and civil rights.
Contact Us
Phone
509-335-3417 Fax (509-335-8511)
Location
Washington Building, 2nd Floor (217) North Entrance
Office Hours
Monday -Friday | 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Upcoming Events
Disability in STEM Week
April 15-19
Events supported by student fees.
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Keynote: Building Better Spaces to Thrive: Stories of Inclusion Cultivated Through Access and Collective Action: Monday, April 15 // Noon-1 p.m.
Speaker: GIM McGrew
GIM teaches in Chemistry, Materials Science, and Honors and supports ADEI efforts for WWU and the College of Science and Engineering as one half of the job, and other half of the job is as co-director for the new WWU Institute for Critical Disability Studies (ICDS).
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Student Panel: Student Experiences Navigating STEM with a Disability: Tuesday, April 16 // Noon-1 p.m.
Moderator: Dr. Catherine Cooper, Associate Dean of Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences // Associate Professor, School of the Environment
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Foundations for STEM Courses: Thursday, April 18 // Noon-1 p.m.
In this workshop, we will discuss Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies and how to employ the +1 method to your course design to better support all students, especially students with disabilities. In addition to increasing students' learning, implementing UDL strategies can save instructors time and effort, so come learn more about it!
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Facets of Access in Higher Ed and the Sciences: A discussion around inclusion, representation, and universal design: Thursday, April 18 // 3-4 p.m.
This session is for chairs, directors, and assistant/associate deans in STEM and will be led by GIM McGrew.
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Foundations for STEM Courses: Friday , April 19 // Noon-1 p.m.
In this workshop, we will discuss Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies and how to employ the +1 method to your course design to better support all students, especially students with disabilities. In addition to increasing students' learning, implementing UDL strategies can save instructors time and effort, so come learn more about it!