Disability, Access, and Inclusion

Disability Resource Mentors serve to support and encourage student success.

Through one-on-one and group meetings, Resource Mentors serve as knowledgeable guides for DAI students, thoughtful facilitators who provide access to people and resources, and ultimately as role models and advocates.

Disability Resource Mentors:

• Serve as an enthusiastic and culturally aware role model for their mentee
• Encourage a strengths-based mindset of their disability diagnosis
• Clarify the stigma that can be associated with a disability diagnosis and work to dismantle any self-stigma
• Help students develop a sense of belonging and bridge the URI and the DAI community by developing and maintaining relationships with mentees, and by facilitating participation in campus events
• Have familiarity with campus resources and the ability to help students identify appropriate support services as needed
• Understand the systemic complexities at URI and will demonstrate to the mentee how to access places, spaces, and people

Fall 2025 DRM Drop-Ins!

• Check in with a friendly face
• Get help sending your DAI Accommodation Letters
• Make a plan for your week
• Set up time for a 1:1 meeting with a member of the DRM Team

Who are the Disability Resource Mentors?