{"id":11020,"date":"2022-02-02T13:58:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T18:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/?page_id=11020"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:22:32","slug":"get-involved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Get Involved<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/6-1.jpg);background-position:51% 40%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p>Finding community, and feeling a sense belonging is vital to a positive and successful college experience. Members of the disability identity community can find it difficult to connect with others who share similar diagnoses and life experiences, due to confidentiality, stigma, and other factors. DAI values creating and supporting spaces for our community to connect in meaningful and affirming ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ways to Get Involved:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SADA\/A \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rhodycigar.com\/2021\/09\/30\/new-student-organization-to-support-students-with-disabilities\/\">The Student Advocacy for Disability Awareness\/Action<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 a new student-lead organization&nbsp; \u201cUnifying the disability community to increase awareness, decrease stigma, and make URI a more inclusive and accessible place.\u201d\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please email us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sadagroup@etal.uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sadauri@rhodysenate.org<\/a>&nbsp;for more info or check us out on Instagram&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/uri_sada\">@uri_sada<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/drm\">Disability Resource Mentors<\/a>&nbsp;are available if you are having difficulty getting the hang of things this semester.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep up to date with DAI events&nbsp; \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_dai-5Furi_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=NrvfWxgRC9V_78xLrkLVfA&amp;m=cOmI_Wk0eE7urhajTl7K9ww2-l7hz-hNH6K5yW8w4wUMd-uaIsJE5xOOfQkSI6rb&amp;s=XbDny9NEPM62g74QpnsDMfCCo7Qgu2-kMOe8yu0hwL0&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow DAI on Instagram!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>URI&#8217;s Accessibility Task Force is seeking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/accessibility-task-force-seeks-student-representative-nominations\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/accessibility-task-force-seeks-student-representative-nominations\/\">nominations<\/a> for student representatives; students may self-nominate or be nominated by faculty or staff by Jan. 30 to be considered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding community, and feeling a sense belonging is vital to a positive and successful college experience. 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