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Updated 10/30/19: Some of the language in this article has been updated. The Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP, at UC Berkeley was one of the first disability services programs in higher education in the United States. It was founded by students with disabilities in 1970 after they organized to advocate
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UC Berkeley named Ella Callow its new American Disabilities Act/Section 504 compliance officer. Her first day was Oct. 17.
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UC Berkeley’s Recreational Sports Facility opened a gender-inclusive universal locker room Wednesday morning at 6 a.m., featuring 16 private changing rooms and seven private showers.
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A former Alta Bates Summit Medical Center employee is suing Sutter Health for alleged harassment and discrimination based on disability.
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When Nancy Barker, a deaf visiting student researcher, came to UC Berkeley, she repeatedly requested American Sign Language interpreters from the campus’s Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP. Now, she’s filing a lawsuit against the campus for allegedly failing to provide these services. Barker’s case does not stand alone. It’s part
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Nancy Barker is a Canadian resident who was invited by campus professor Wayne Getz to study in his lab in the College of Natural Resources.
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The lawsuit alleges that Stanford discriminates against students with mental health issues by evicting them from campus housing and pressuring them into taking leaves of absence, thereby violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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On Sunday April 8, Sophie FitzMaurice, a resident of University Village, was horrified to open her door and find a notice stating that students deemed as “emotionally unfit” may lose their housing.
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Nestled behind the popular Golden Bear Cafe is the office of the Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP. Its unassuming exterior belies a program that is both the product of a rich history of disability activism and a reminder that the work is far from done.
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On Feb. 12, 2013, six Berkeley police officers held Kayla Moore facedown on her futon as she struggled to breathe, resulting in her death, as alleged by Moore’s family in an ongoing lawsuit. A friend had called 911 to request a wellness check for Kayla, who had schizophrenia and was
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