A student-led group dedicated to creating positive change for university campuses

Our Purpose

This website contains an archive case study of equal access to education. Our goal is to promote diversity and inclusion of disabled students and to educate administration and the general public in our own communities. Diversity and inclusion greatly benefits universities and all students who attend, including disabled students. We understand that everyone’s perspective is different and that many administrators and staff at universities may not have had the same life experiences that have led us to see the value of equal access. Therefore, all of our efforts are directed at enhancing each person’s perspective to see the important duty and vast benefit of promoting inclusion through disability rights and equal access. Brigham Young University has been our primary case study to display the voice of disabled students and recommendations that can be implemented in all places of higher education.

Our Mission

Higher education is a wonderful opportunity for many people in the United States, but it's not always easy. Those who are able to access higher education know that it comes with financial burdens, late nights, difficult classes, and physical and emotional stress. Those who access higher education also know that it is a overwhelmingly rewarding opportunity, both intellectually and financially. Unfortunately, many people who are disabled do not get an opportunity to obtain higher education based on their physical, mental, and/or emotional health, not their credentials. People with disabilities are much less likely to go to college, and many drop out of high school because of unequal access. Despite being almost 20% of the US total population, disabled people attend college in low numbers because their accessibility rights are often left unmet. The ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Of 1973 were created to protect the accessibility rights of disabled people in all areas of life, including both public and private education.

Without true accessibility, universities are severely restricting the basic human right of education. It is a grave misinterpretation of rights to assume that disabled students do not deserve equal opportunities in education. Disabled students want to attend without being forced to give up their rights of equal access. Unfortunately, many disabled students are reluctant to advocate for themselves because they feel that they lack power and influence. This report is intended to give those students a voice. This report is a tool for analysis and discussion. We believe that through constructive dialogue, BYU can become a model institution for treatment and accommodation of people with disabilities. Our findings can be applied broadly across many schools in the nation. Disabled individuals are truly an asset to society through their hard work and unique resilience.

We hope that this website will help raise awareness of disabled justice and facilitate the discussions that need to happen to allow for equal access.

BYU has been our case study in providing in-depth recommendations and feasible solutions. While our current research focuses on BYU, we are discussing with other universities to increase access for all higher education facilities. BYU is the first of many colleges that can provide their students with equal access and reconciliation as they have been provided the resource they need to help students there. We intend to continue to bring awareness to many other universities.

What We've Achieved