UT-Disability Cultural Center

UT-Disability Cultural Center Disability community, education and advocacy at UT Austin.

De-stress ahead of finals by crafting your own sensory kit designed to calm, focus and energize! All supplies provided.T...
12/02/2025

De-stress ahead of finals by crafting your own sensory kit designed to calm, focus and energize! All supplies provided.

Tuesday, December 9 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
SSB Lobby

Tour the Disability Cultural Center at UT Austin — a hub for disability community, education and advocacy. 🧡Visit us in ...
12/01/2025

Tour the Disability Cultural Center at UT Austin — a hub for disability community, education and advocacy. 🧡

Visit us in SSB 2.106 to study, explore our library, view art by disabled artists and attend events. Hours vary by semester.

Find parking, directions and more at dcc.disability.utexas.edu/dcc-space.

Take a study break at the DCC with Crafts and Conversations! We'll provide supplies for diamond beading, clay sculpting ...
11/26/2025

Take a study break at the DCC with Crafts and Conversations! We'll provide supplies for diamond beading, clay sculpting and more — you bring the creativity.

Thursday, December 4 | 2-4 p.m. | SSB 2.106. 🎨

New schedule for finals, same great chance to study in community with other disabled and neurodivergent students. Snacks...
11/25/2025

New schedule for finals, same great chance to study in community with other disabled and neurodivergent students. Snacks provided! 📚💻📓

Wednesdays, December 3 and 10 | 1:30-4:30 p.m. | SSB 2.106

🚨 During Thanksgiving week, the DCC is only open Tuesday, November 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. No events this week. Enjoy the hol...
11/24/2025

🚨 During Thanksgiving week, the DCC is only open Tuesday, November 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. No events this week. Enjoy the holiday! 🍂

A DCC is a space to explore disability culture and build pride in disability identity. The first DCC was started by stud...
11/19/2025

A DCC is a space to explore disability culture and build pride in disability identity. The first DCC was started by students in the early 1990s, and ours is the first in Texas! 🤠 Only recently have more campuses started opening or planning DCCs.

Swipe to learn about the DCC at UT Austin! For more information and current hours, visit: dcc.disability.utexas.edu.

Help us shine a spotlight on Accessibility Champions at UT!These awards honor students, faculty and staff who go the ext...
11/17/2025

Help us shine a spotlight on Accessibility Champions at UT!

These awards honor students, faculty and staff who go the extra mile to create an accessible campus. Nominees receive a letter of thanks and an Accessibility Champion certificate. Disabled students, faculty and staff can make nominations.

Know someone who truly made an impact this semester? Learn more at disability.utexas.edu/clock-awards. Nominations are due December 1.

What a night! 🙌 Adapted Sports Night on October 29 brought the energy to Caven-Clark Courts as part of Disability Access...
11/14/2025

What a night! 🙌 Adapted Sports Night on October 29 brought the energy to Caven-Clark Courts as part of Disability Access and Belonging Month!

From trying out beep baseball and power soccer to meeting incredible Austin-area athletes, everyone showed up ready to learn, play and challenge themselves. Check out the full photo album: https://healthandwellbeing.smugmug.com/Disability-Cultural-Center-Photos/ASN2025. 💪

Shoutout to our athlete guests and everyone who tried something new: Texas Stampede, Wheelchair Rugby, Achilles International Austin Chapter, Austin Blackhawks Beep Baseball, Ainsley's Angels, Austin Adapted Sports, Texas ParaSport, Green Machine Power Soccer.

📸: Ysa Mendoza, RecSports

The DCC has something special coming up the week of Nov. 17! ✨Along with our weekly study/body doubling sessions and dis...
11/13/2025

The DCC has something special coming up the week of Nov. 17! ✨

Along with our weekly study/body doubling sessions and disability discussions, we’re hosting this month’s Disabled/Neurodivergent Employee Meet-Up for faculty and staff.

This month’s virtual conversation, “Disclosure and Descriptions: How and When Do We Talk About Disability at Work,” offers colleagues a chance to connect and navigate these workplace moments together. 👔💬

Check out the full schedule and updates here: dcc.disability.utexas.edu/events-calendar.

Let’s celebrate the close of the fall semester and the accomplishments of our disabled graduates and all students who co...
11/11/2025

Let’s celebrate the close of the fall semester and the accomplishments of our disabled graduates and all students who completed the Critical Disability Studies portfolio or minor. 🎓🧡

Join us Tuesday, December 9, for a come-and-go reception (1:30-3:30 p.m. | SSB G1.310) welcoming graduates, guests and the entire UT community. The celebration will include food and activities. 🤘

Please RSVP by Monday, December 1, to let us know how you plan to participate in Disability Graduation and End of Semester Celebration! RSVPs will be accepted after this date however this may affect graduate participation in the slideshow and a printed certificate available on the day of the event.

RSVP here: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6AuX2c2F7xIfkVg.

Mark your calendars for the week of November 10! 📅Join us for Accessible Pedagogy Conversations on student referrals, ou...
11/06/2025

Mark your calendars for the week of November 10! 📅

Join us for Accessible Pedagogy Conversations on student referrals, our monthly Graduate Student Meet-Up and a Disability Discussion exploring mental health. 🧠💚

And don't forget: This is your LAST chance this semester to attend Connecting Around Chronicity, our hybrid biweekly drop-in group for Longhorns managing chronic illness or pain.

All events are free! Check the full schedule and updates here: https://dcc.disability.utexas.edu/events-calendar/

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100 West Dean Keeton Street 2. 106
Austin, TX
78712

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Tuesday 1pm - 5pm
Wednesday 1pm - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm

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