List of DCCs
The first DCC was established in 1991 at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities as a response to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. The second DCC would not be established at Syracuse University until the early 2010s, approximately 20 years later. Fast forward to the present: three DCCs were established in just the 2021-2022 academic year alone. With 18 in total and more on the way, the DCC Symposium has taken place at an opportune time to encourage the creation of these centers at a large scale.
We are aiming to maintain this list publicly as the number of DCCs continues to grow across higher education institutions nationwide. The names of the higher education institution are listed, as some DCC names may vary from the term "Disability Cultural Center."
Feel free to check out the updated list of Disability Cultural Centers below!
Credit for List: Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Danielle Oyama, Javin D'Souza, and Dr. liz thomson
Updated October 14, 2024
Confirmed Disability Cultural Centers in U.S. Higher Education Heading link
University of Illinois, Chicago
Main Website: https://dcc.uic.edu/
University of California, Berkeley
Main Website: Disability Cultural Community (DCC) Center
Stanford University
Main Website: https://icil.stanford.edu/icil-programs/disability-community-disco-space
Syracuse University
Main Website: https://ese.syr.edu/dcc
University of Arizona
Main Website: https://disabilityculture.arizona.edu/
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Main Website: https://twin-cities-umn.presence.io/organization/disabled-student-cultural-center-230
University of North Carolina, Asheville
Main Website: https://disabilityculturalcenter.wp.unca.edu/
University of Washington
Main Website: https://depts.washington.edu/dcenter/
Santa Rose Junior College
Disability Cultural Center spaces exist on the Santa Rosa and Petaluma campuses.
Main Website: https://drd.santarosa.edu/dcc
Longmore Institute at San Francisco State University
Main Website: https://longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/
Miami University (Ohio)
Main Website: https://miamioh.edu/student-life/sds/
Duke University
Main Website: https://sites.duke.edu/disabilityatduke/
University of Texas at Austin
Main Website: https://diversity.utexas.edu/disability-cultural-center/
Loras College
Main Website: https://www.loras.edu/academics/academic-support/lynch-learning-center/
Portland State University
Main Website: https://www.pdx.edu/disability-resource-center/
Georgetown University
Main Website: https://disabilityculture.georgetown.edu/about-us/
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Main Website: TBA
Grinnell College
Main Website: TBA
California State University, Sacramento
Main Website: TBA
Pending or In-Progress Heading link
We are pleased to have been made aware of several new DCCs that are launching in the coming year(s). If this is your university’s situation or you’re aware of a university that is about to launch a DCC, please let us know via email at dcc@uic.edu . We’ll add it to this list. This includes centers that are in-progress and have made some groundwork in the process of being established.
University of Maryland, College Park
Main Website: TBA
Yale University
Main Website: TBA
California Polytechnic State University
Main Website: TBA
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Main Website: TBA
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Main Website: TBA
Portland Community College
Main Website: TBA
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Main Website: TBA
Oregon State University
Main Website: TBA
University of Cincinnati
Main Website: TBA
Cornell University
Main Website: TBA
University of Iowa
Main Website: TBA
Wright State University
Main Website: TBA
Connecticut College
Main Website: The DCC at CC