Diversity Resources

Students with Disabilities

Student Organizations

Student Disability Center (SDC) promotes independence and integrated participation in campus life for students with disabilities.
Disability Issues Administrative Advisory Committee (DIAAC) - advises Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor (through the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor - Human Resources) on policies and procedures affecting persons with disabilities relative to employment, educational opportunities, and removal of architectural barriers.

Campus Contacts

Jennifer Gibson, Ph.D., SDC Psychologist & Disability Specialist
Christine O'Dell, SDC Learning Disabilities Specialist
Russ Zochowski, SDC Mobility & Medical Disabilities Specialist
Caryn Stromberg, SDC Deaf and Hard of Hearing Disability Specialist/Interpreter Coordinator

Career and Support Resources

AbilityLinks.org - A job opportunity web site for persons with disabilities and leading employers.
The Council for Disability Rights advances the rights and enhances the lives of people with disabilities.
Cross Cultural Center (CCC) - The Cross-Cultural Center supports and advocates for the institutional goal of campus diversity. Their work fosters understanding of and appreciation for the cultures, traditions and histories reflected in the campus community, as well as social justice.
Disability Management Services at UC Davis - provides services mandated by federal and state laws; UC Policies and Procedures to faculty and staff with disabilities.
Diversity Search - an organization that promotes diversity in the workplace by providing job listings, job search articles, and other resources.
EmployABILITY is a program of the City of Los Angeles Community Development Department, created in collaboration with the Los Angeles City Workforce Investment Board, to create career empowerment for persons with disabilities.
Enable America focuses on job placement for persons with disabilities.
Entry Point! offers outstanding internship opportunities for students with disabilities in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business. Talk with Jean L. Morrell at 775.848.2550 or email her at jeanlmorrell@aol.com.
Getting Hired offers resources for jobseekers with disabilities.
HireDiversity.com focuses on diversity recruitment and career networking.
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) - Disability related employment Services (click here for JAN main page)
Minority Professional Network - an interactive career, economic, and lifestyle connection.
Office of Campus Community Relations (OCCR) - OCCR provides leadership in diversity education training, affirmative action, equity initiatives and campus community relations.
The Riley Guide offers resources set up to meed the needs or address the interests of the disabled.
Star Center is a job resource for persons with disabilities.
Student Disability Center - Campus resources for students with disabilities.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Federal employment of people with disabilities.

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The Internship and Career Center lists job and career information sites that meet the following criteria: are of interest to Davis students, easily navigated, require no fee or registration prior to viewing, and (for job sites) routinely list a significant number of entry-level positions in California. New sites may be submitted for consideration and are reviewed on a quarterly basis.