History of disability rights movement at UC Berkeley inspires advocacy today

UC Berkeley is known as the home of the disability rights movement due to a rich history of student activism and advocacy.
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UC Berkeley is known as the home of the disability rights movement due to a rich history of student activism and advocacy.
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UC Berkeley students with disabilities have struggled to obtain and utilize the accommodations they need from the Disabled Students’ Program.
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We don’t take no for an answer. Our group comes from an incredible line of folks who have paved the way to get us what we have now, and we plan to spend this year “passing the torch” to disability advocates to come.
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At one time, there were dozens of wheelchair users on campus, said campus senior Alena Morales. By the time she got into UC Berkeley in 2016, she said she was the only wheelchair user admitted into undergraduate studies that year.
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UC Berkeley’s Disabled Students’ Program was one of several campus programs that transitioned to online services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the change has resulted in challenges for many.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic persists and remote learning continues, campus organizations have been working to remotely support students with disabilities and plan for their return to campus.
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Campus cannot act for students if it does not know where issues lie, but students cannot relay issues if they don’t know where or how to do it.
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The ASUC Senate met Wednesday to discuss developments related to COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, regarding grading and campus housing, possible changes for the summer and fall semesters and the formation of a campus COVID-19 Financial Relief Select Committee.
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While some campus professors are adapting more effortlessly to online teaching, others are struggling due to the nature of their class structure and discipline.
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Campus senior Risa Fulkerson is running as an independent candidate for the ASUC Senate and transfer representative position in the upcoming election.
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