DAS Mission and Goals

Mission

Disability Access Services facilitates access to University programs and services for students, faculty, staff, and visitors with disabilities through accommodations, education, consultation, and advocacy.

Vision

The Disability Access Services (DAS) office strives to provide and promote a supportive, accessible, non-discriminatory learning and working environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors with disabilities. The vision of the office is that individuals with disabilities have full access to the physical, educational, social, cultural and political milieu of Oregon State University.

Goals

• Provide effective accommodations for students with disabilities based on law and current best practices.
• Educate the campus community about disability issues.
• Positively influence decision-making and practices to include Universal Design principles. (Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design).
• Promote self-determination for individuals with disabilities.

Values

The staff of DAS embraces the values of the university (accountability, diversity, integrity, respect, social responsibility) and the values of the Division of Student Affairs (knowledge, humanity, responsibility, integrity, community), but places emphasis on accessibility, equal opportunity, collaboration and learning.