Accessibility Studies
Mission and Vision
Motto: "Every career an accessible career."
Mission
Accessibility Studies Programs at Central Washington University work to define the experiences of people in all environments so the design will achieve maximum functionality and participation. We provide an academic voice for people with a broad range of abilities and we are committed to confronting the stigma, habits, and assumptions that combine to limit full engagement and independence.
Vision
Our vision is for principles of universal design to become common sense for all people. The ASP course offerings emphasize practical applications of all academic fields to the challenge of including people along the spectrums of all abilities in all aspects of independent living. Thus our vision includes empowering individuals to solve problems constraining access that they or the people they serve may face. Graduates of our programs will be competent to analyze scenarios for their functionality by people with different levels of ability and to propose practical design solutions.
The Accessibility Studies Program seeks to be an active partner with Disability Services and other agencies and centers found within the Office of the Dean of Student Success, in part because these services already address all practical dimensions of accessibility necessary for all students to be fully engaged in the learning and living environment that is CWU, and thus they provide authentic expertise and contexts for the study of accessibility issues.
As with other interdisciplinary programs, ASP participates in public service functions including the promotion of new perspectives, events, and opportunities for leadership.
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Accessibility Studies Program
Black Hall 214-5