Dear colleagues and friends of the Disability Center, 

The University of Missouri has long been committed to ensuring that students with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to pursue higher education. The Disability Center gives tangible evidence of that commitment.  

And yet, even with this commitment, there is still much to accomplish. While the mission of the Disability Center is, at minimum, to facilitate access for students with disabilities, it also includes a responsibility to help build an inclusive and equitable learning environment, and this requires sustained and persistent effort. 

Scholarships create opportunities. Disability Culture Month, peer mentors and collaborative initiatives with campus colleagues: These are efforts designed to raise awareness, support the student experience, engage with the campus community, and to go beyond providing access and create a university without barriers. And students deserve accessible, centrally located, quiet and fully equipped space in which to take exams with accommodations. 

Achieving all of this depends on the support of many and the resources to make it happen. I encourage you to be a part of that support by giving to one of the following funds. Thank you. 

Cordially, 

Ashley Brickley
Director