Students for Disability Advocacy - University of Pittsburgh

The purpose of the Students for Disability Advocacy (SDA) organization is to be a support group for University of Pittsburgh students with disabilities, to advocate for change and to educate so that the University of Pittsburgh is a more diverse, inclusive and accessible community for all students, with special emphasis on students with disabilities, in academic, clinical, community, social and re

search settings. Students with disabilities are a minority group at the University of Pittsburgh that lacks a representative student organization and a voice to advocate for their need to experience an educational opportunity equal to those students without disabilities. SDA will fill that need and strive to make the experience of going to school at the University of Pittsburgh as receptive as possible for students with disabilities as well as those without disabilities. Another purpose of this group is to promote cohesion between incoming students, current students and alumni of Pitt with disabilities by creating an optimal venue to exchange knowledge and wisdom related to disability while fostering academic and social interaction among its members. SDA will serve the larger values of the University of Pittsburgh by promoting an inclusive and diverse community of scholars.