Staff Resources

Staff

The list below contains relevant resources for staff with disabilities. Additional community resources can be located on our Community Resources webpage

If staff feel that they have been discriminated against on the basis of a disability or feel like UC policies have been violated on the basis of a disability, they can file a formal grievance with DAC or raise an issue of concern by completing our online...

Evacuation Chairs

Evacuation chairs must be available in campus buildings for assisting in the evacuation of people with disabilities in the event of an emergency. These evacuation chairs are purpose-built to assist first responders with removing a person from a building who cannot evacuate due to a mobility disability or obstructed elevators.

Each evacuation chair is secured in a beige cabinet that contains an evacuation chair and other emergency supplies and resources. The contact information for building employees assigned to assist with evacuation chairs...

UC Berkeley Diversity Academy "Neurodiversity Workshop"

December 14, 2021

The Office of Graduate Diversity recently hosted a UC Berkeley Diversity Academy "Neurodiversity Workshop" on October 28, 2021. Check out their video to learn more about graduate school for neurodiverse individuals!

UC Berkeley & the 30th Anniversary of the ADA

This past Sunday, July 26, 2020, marked the 30th anniversary of the day the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law.

We are proud of the role Berkeley played in the story of the ADA. In 1966, blind Cal professor Jacobus ten Broek wrote an article titled...

Message to Campus Disability Community re COVID-19

Your health and your wellbeing as disabled people is important. We know that COVID-19 can be more of a concern for segments of the disability community than the general population. Below is information specifically for our community, and some articles and think pieces by disabled people and organizations that take on this difficult time in a thoughtful and relevant way.

Academics:

As you may now know, the Chancellor has announced that beginning Tuesday, March 10, we will be suspending most in-person classes and will be offering ALL lecture courses (including...