Disabilities ERG

Our Mission:

The mission of the Disabilities Employee Resource Group is to advance awareness and inclusion for people with disabilities at MIT. To support MIT’s mission through increasing the diversity of our community to more accurately reflect the diversity of the world at large. To provide a safe space for people with disabilities and their allies to share their stories and be heard, understood, and supported. “Nothing about us without us.”

This group is open to all members of the MIT community.

 

Interested in getting involved?

Join our mailing list (MIT certificates required) or Slack space

 

 

Resources:

• Obtaining disabilities services at MIT. Disabilities Services & Medical Leaves Office- DSMLO
• MIT Events | Planning Guide – Accessibility
• Accessible MIT guide  (community-created guide for creating accessible activities at MIT for disabilities and more!)
• Accessibility for Staff Events (ASL, CART, visual interpretation, and more!) Fill out the Request form
• MIT Campus Accessibility Map| MIT Department of Facilities 
• MIT Elevator and Wheelchair Lift Outages | Department of Facilities (all leased buildings are managed by their individual management companies. However, we do maintain a list on our website of contacts for these buildings)
• Digital Accessibility (request digital access reviews of materials, web pages, and more!)
• ATIC: Assistive Technology Information Center (access internal experts in UI/UX accessibility and assistive technology)

Planning Accessible Events

Ensuring that all community members can participate fully, contribute optimally, and experience a genuine sense of belonging at MIT is the foundation needed to achieve true social, professional, and academic excellence.

To provide tangible support to this effort, the Accessible MIT guide was created through an informal community effort led by School of Engineering Staff Advice & Implementation Committee members in close collaboration with MIT’s Disabilities ERG. Disabilities access has been the primary focus. Because concepts that support an equitable and inclusive experience can be applied universally, additional elements of inclusion have been identified and incorporated.