Purpose

Mission

Rowan Disability Student Union is to build up and unite through our leadership at Rowan University to serve the Disability community to advocate for accessibility, visibility, and acceptance. In addition, to cultivate a support system and inclusion for ourselves and allies with our community.

Values

Accessibility

To make accessible spaces and programs that are designed to be inclusive in all space.

Visibility

To create a visible connection on campus about the issues that the Disabled community faces.

Advocacy

Speaking or acting on behalf of an individual or group to uphold their fundamental rights as a student with disabilities.

Intersectionality

A concept describing the interconnection of oppressive institutions and identities.

Social Justice

Promoting a just society by valuing diversity and equal access for all social groups.

Inclusion

The intentional action of including groups in society who may otherwise be vulnerable, excluded or marginalized.

Community

Fostering a sense of belonging and peer connection for the Disabled community.

Acceptance

"Accepting a disability requires individuals to avoid devaluing a person owing to their disability, hiding it due to shame, and overestimating the disability. It involves recognizing the inconvenience caused by the disability, attempting to recover, and accepting the reality and the restrictions accompanying it."

Yun Hwa Jung et al., “Impact of the Acceptance of Disability on Self-Esteem among Adults with Disabilities: A Four-Year Follow-up Study,” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 7 (2022): 3874, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073874.

Vision

Rowan Disability Student Union is an educational and advocacy based community building system for Disabled students at Rowan University. Through a collaborative and unifying effort, we aim to create an accessible, intersectional, advocacy, and sustainable voice for the Disabled Student Body at Rowan University. The Rowan Disability Student Union is an umbrella of student-run collective that represent all Disabled and intersection organizations on Rowan University’s main campus, Glassboro.

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