Students for Disability Advocacy and Awareness at VCU

Students for Disability Advocacy and Awareness at VCU SDAA is a coalition of students with disabilities and allies working to improve accessibility and awa

In the fall of 2011, Jenson Larrimore and Matt Shapiro met on the VCU campus. One in a manual wheelchair, the other in an electric powerchair. Within 5 minutes, they found they shared many struggles, especially the physical barriers of the VCU campus. They decided to start a student organization to address these problems and... the SDAA was born! This year will mark the second year that the SDAA has sponsored Disability Awareness Week at VCU. The purpose of this week long celebration is to openly confront the social stigma that surrounds people with disabilities. We encourage people to embrace their abilities and learn to incorporate them in to a positive self-image. Also, we try to educate the community on living with disabilities and how people can change how the world views us...even if it is one person at a time. Accessibility, Inclusion, Diversity, ADA, and innovation are all major themes to our group. Join us and help us build a larger understanding that serves to bring us together as a conscientious community!

The Navy Hill redevelopment proposal (should it be implemented or not) is any amazing opportunity for downtown RVA to sh...
12/18/2018

The Navy Hill redevelopment proposal (should it be implemented or not) is any amazing opportunity for downtown RVA to shine as an inclusive environment. If Universal Design principals are adopted, our city has the chance to be the envy of the mid Atlantic!

How Universal Design / Barrier Free Design / Accessible Design Can Benefit Everyone. Special thank you to Quadrangle & Human Space http://www.quadrangle.ca/ ...

05/27/2018

When it comes to our gadgets and technology, we are well aware that fluids and electronics should not mix. So, you may be surprised to hear that scientists submerge electronics as a go-to solution designed to protect them.

03/27/2018

Come out and try your trivia skills at TRIVIA THIS FRIDAY!

01/09/2018

Students with disabilities are still feeling the Bern...especially now when they have jammed the through Congress and in to law without a single public hearing. Giving just enough relief to small businessman to try to cover up the stink of the most massive corporate welfare giveaway in American history... and all at the cost of the social safety net that hard-working wage earners have paid in to, and depend on.

I was proud to go to DC an advocate for so many others with disabilities who wished they could be there... to stand and ...
12/25/2017

I was proud to go to DC an advocate for so many others with disabilities who wished they could be there... to stand and fight for the healthcare PWD need to survive. To fight for the security that insurance under the ACA gives to them and their families. TO FIGHT AGAINST $400 BILLION IN CUTS TO MEDICAID in this tax bill.
SENATORS, CONGRESSMAN... the people are watching. We, the people, will not forgive and not forget this gross miscarriage of justice!
RVA, we must organize and be ready to answer the next call!!! CPD Action National ADAPT

As we gathered around the offices of Collins to share our stories, the deafening silence of her office’s response was only broken up by the Capitol police ar...

02/14/2017

People with disabilities often face barriers in many forms, including those relating to the physical environment. Help us ensure that students with disabilities have the same equal access as students without disabilities.

Use the hashtag to highlight the inaccessible location of a college/university or email dLCV at info@dlcv.org

Why are we not adopting these principles ALL through high school and higher education?
12/05/2016

Why are we not adopting these principles ALL through high school and higher education?

Watch Alberta Education’s new Inclusive Education Video Series to learn more about inclusive education topics, including Valuing All Students; Changing How W...

11/30/2016

Day 1! My anxiety of about going back, how I'm dealing with it. I'm gonna be sharing it everyone. Please follow and share the love I'm trying to give back to...

Happening outside the Cabell Library, VCU Campus in Richmond VA, USA. Nov. 17th-20th!
11/16/2016

Happening outside the Cabell Library, VCU Campus in Richmond VA, USA. Nov. 17th-20th!

Different, but not separate. This piece of art shows how connected we really are. For more information and to get your copy of the UNITY How-to Manual so tha...

https://www.facebook.com/jenson.larrimore/posts/10211273365497872
11/12/2016

https://www.facebook.com/jenson.larrimore/posts/10211273365497872

How can teachers use Design Thinking and subsequently Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create equitable learning environments for ALL their students? Is this even possible or desirable? In this lesson based upon Elise Roy's TEDxMidAtlantic talk, educators are asked to consider what would happe...

Stay safe and vote next Tuesday! Remember to any document barriers you experience with time, place, etc.
11/01/2016

Stay safe and vote next Tuesday! Remember to any document barriers you experience with time, place, etc.

We need your help to learn more about your voting experience for the 2016 Election.

On Election Day, if you notice anything that might be a barrier to someone using a mobility device, a visual impairment, or any other disability, please complete the survey with a short summary of the problem. Please share this survey with other Virginia voters. The more data we collect the more valuable our results will be.

The survey is available here: http://bit.ly/dLCVSurvey. The survey should take less than one minute to complete.

SDAA yesterday had so much fun at the Birdhouse farmers market event! Thank you to everyone who donated and stopped by o...
10/27/2016

SDAA yesterday had so much fun at the Birdhouse farmers market event! Thank you to everyone who donated and stopped by our booth! Most importantly thank you to the farmers market for having us!

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