Student Assembly

Whereas, at any given time there are 850 Cornell students on campus registered as having physical or mental disabilities, and

Whereas, this number fails to represent the full scope of students with disabilities on campus, as it excludes those with temporary or unreported disabilities, and

Whereas, anyone can become disabled at any time, and

Whereas, Cornell University was founded as an institution where “any person can find instruction in any study,” and

Whereas, the Student Activities Office mission is to “provide students with opportunities designed to promote�experiential learning,” and

Whereas, student events on campus that are not accessible to people with disabilities run contrary to the professed mission of Cornell University and the Student Activities Office,

Be it therefore resolved, that the Student Assembly directs the Office of the Assemblies to add a segment to the SAFC funding online application under the “Local Events” section, directly beneath the “Location” bar, modeled on the attached document titled “Accessibility Information.”

Be it further resolved, that the aforementioned segment include: a definition of accessibility; a link to the interactive accessibility map to be posted by the office of Student Disability Services; and a brief list of “Recommended Actions.”

Respectfully submitted,

Talia Shear ‘12
President, Cornell Union for Disabilities Awareness (CUDA)

Matt Danzer ‘12
Student Assembly LGBTQ At-Large Representative

Ulysses Smith ‘13
Student Assembly AAP Representative

Eda Dou ‘12
President, Asian and Asian American Forum (AAAF)

Justin Min ‘11
President, Korean Student Organization

Danny Abowd ‘11
President, CU Jazz

Sujin Lee ‘13
Vice President, Foundation for the International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC)

Eva Drago ‘12
Board Member, Cornell Women’s Resource Center (WRC)

Rima Pancholi ‘12
Captain, Cornell “Raas” team

Kevin Chung ‘11
President, Organization of Urban & Regional Studies

Ujijji Davis ‘12
Director of Outreach, Minority Organization of Architecture, Art & Planning (MOAPP)