CDAD Commission
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Next Commission Meeting

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. See Agendas and Minutes   For the fall semester, all commission meetings will now be held virtually through Zoom. Come join us for our monthly meetings every third Wednesday of the month from 12-1:30!

News Update

The New York Times Disability Series

Contact Co-Chair Chris Lanterman

Email:
Chris.Lanterman​@nau.edu
Call:
(928) 523-3575

Contact Co-Chair Dorianne Pollack

Email:
Dorianne.Pollack​@nau.edu
Call:
(928) 523-8412

Contact Graduate Assistant Shane Canitz

Email:
snc294​@nau.edu

Accordion Closed
Due to COVID-19 all university events have been postponed. The President’s Diversity Awards event will be moved to Fall 2020.

National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes Statement on Racism and Oppression

CDAD wishes to share this message from the National Deaf Center. It is a powerful statement on intersectionality and how we can support one another. It comes with links to YouTube videos of individuals telling their stories. The videos are all in American Sign Language but also contain captions. There is a link to a text based video description in the description box of each video. In solidarity.

Welcome to CDAD!

The Commission on Disability Access and Design’s vision is a university community free from physical and attitudinal barriers to services, programs and activities through Universal Design.

CDAD works with the university community to create a welcoming, supportive and inclusive university environment. The commission supports and reaffirms NAU’s stated commitment to affirmative action and diversity.

Why Our Work Is Important

At NAU, we hold a special place for disability because of the way that we acknowledge and embrace disability as a natural part of the human experience and a valuable constituent to diversity. From my perspective, the CDAD reminds the university that people with disabilities have played an integral role in the development of our society, from literature to politics to science and beyond. Thus, the CDAD highlights the value we hold for the contributions of people with disabilities to our world, as well as the respect we have for people with disabilities. In this recognition, the CDAD focuses on helping NAU be free from physical and attitudinal barriers to services, programs and activities through universal design (Chris Lanterman, Current Co-chair).

The 2020 CDAD Leadership Award

The CDAD Leadership Award honors faculty, staff, students, departments, organizations or community members who have made outstanding contributions to the disability community at NAU. Only faculty, staff, and students may make nominations. The awardees are announced and honored at the President’s Annual Diversity Awards Celebration.

Find past winners on the Leadership Award page.

Share your experiences

Inspired to share your story? Please consider contributing to our Disability Experience Story Project. We would love to share your experiences with the entire campus.

A note from your colleagues with hearing loss: Just use a microphone already

Commission on Disability Access and Design
Location
Room 111 Building 10
Old Main
620 S. Knoles Dr.
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
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