At Macalester students may need to advocate for oneself to receive accommodations in the classroom, but as you are leaving Macalester where will you need to continue that skill? In what ways will need to advocate for yourself in a new job, housing, graduate school, etc.? Where can you get information on this?
Disability Services:
Melissa Fletcher, mfletche@macalester.edu
Josie Hurka, jhurka@macalester.edu
Shayne Fettig-Hughes, sfettigh@macalester.edu
Become a Mentor for college students with a disability through DisabilityIN.
Job Accommodation Network — JAN has information on job accommodations and additional resources.
Respect Ability — Source for news, education and other resources regarding issues facing people with disabilities.