Mission, Vision, and Values
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The UIC DCC affirms and celebrates disability communities by exploring intersectional identities, developing disability culture, fostering a sense of belonging, and fighting for social justice.
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Striving toward justice and liberation for people with disabilities on the UIC campus and beyond.
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The UIC DCC seeks to create an environment that:
- Centers the perspectives and experiences of disabled people.
- Supports relationship-building in the context of disability culture.
- Explores disability identity development.
- Honors the diverse, intersectional nature of disability communities.
- Promotes activism and disability justice.
- Considers disability culture through interdisciplinary inquiry.
- Embraces the resources of our urban campus, connecting to Chicago’s cultural life, communities, and organizations.
- Strives for accessibility of all programming and communications.”