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Keith Jones performing at the 2014 "Disabled and Proud" conference, with host (and board member) Nick Holtzhum. Copyright Syracuse University

National Organizations with Campus-Based Groups

Below is a list of campus-based groups related to disability, Deaf culture, ASL, and related topics.  We include student organizations, clubs, and cultural centers.  These groups are not affiliated with DREAM unless otherwise indicated.

For chapters of the following organizations, please visit their web pages:
  • Active Minds (mental health)
  • Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
  • Bring Change to Mind (mental health)
  • College Diabetes Network
  • Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society
  • Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring (DREAM)
  • Eye-to-Eye (links college students with ADHD/LD to middle school students)
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  • National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Intercollegiate Leagues
  • Project Heal (for eating disorders)
  • Project LETS (mental health)
  • Proud2BeMe on Campus (for positive body image and eating disorder issues)
  • Students with Diabetes
  • Student Veterans of America (not specifically focused on disability, but has many disability initiatives for Wounded Warriors)

If your club/organization/fraternity/sorority is not listed, please contact us with the name of the college/university, organization name, state, and web address and we will be happy to add you to the list!  Please note that we will not post chapters of any charities or groups where people with disabilities are not actively involved in the work of the organization.  Counseling and support groups are also not listed here, but check your campus counseling or health services office for information.

 Campus Clubs & Organizations (Disability Cultural Centers are Marked)

 Arizona State University (AZ)
  • Autistics on Campus 
    orgsync.com/130042/chapter​​

Arizona State University - West Campus (AZ)
  • Ability Counts
    https://asu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/ability-counts

Azusa Pacific University (CA)
  • STRONG Club
    strong@apu.edu

Ball State University (IN)
  • Alliance for Disability Awareness (ADA)
    dsd@bsu.edu
    https://www.facebook.com/ADABSU/

Beloit College (WI)
  • Beloit Cross-Disability Coalition   
    https://www.facebook.com/disabledbeloit/

Berkeley City College (CA)
  • BCC Neurodiversity Club
    www.facebook.com/BCCNeurodiversityClub/

Boston College (MA)
  • Council for Students with Disabilities, part of the Undergraduate Government
    http://ugbc.org/csd.html

Bristol Community College (MA)
  • Bristol Dream
    DREAM Chapter
    ​bdube16@bristolcc.edu (student leader)
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/454776351345967/

Buffalo State College (NY)
  • DREAM at Buffalo State
    ​DREAM Chapter
    bookerdl01@mail.buffalostate.edu

Capital University (OH) 
  • Abilities: An Alliance of Students With & Without Disabilities https://www.facebook.com/groups/280006352434003/​

Chapman University (CA)
  • Cross-Cultural Center (cultural center, but not disability-specific)
    https://www.chapman.edu/students/life/cross-cultural-center/index.aspx

Claremont Colleges: Scripps College, Pomona College, Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College (CA)
  • Disability, Illness, and Difference Alliance (DIDA)
    DREAM Affiliate
    www.facebook.com/ClaremontDIDA/

College of the Holy Cross (MA)
  • DREAM at College of the Holy Cross
    DREAM Chapter
    CJGIBS21@g.holycross.edu and cekele21@g.holycross.edu 

Cornell University (NY)
  • Cornell Minds Matter 
    http://orgsync.rso.cornell.edu/org/cornellmindsmatter
  • Cornell Union for Disability Awareness (CUDA)
    cuda@cornell.edu
    https://www.facebook.com/CUDACornell/
  • Deaf Awareness Project
    https://www.facebook.com/cudeafawarenessproject/

Cottey College (MO)
  • Self-Advocating Student Society (SASS)
    DREAM Affiliate
    kara.alford@student.cottey.edu

Davidson College (NC)
  • Leadership, Empowerment, and Advocacy Diverse Abilities (LEAD)
    DREAM Affiliate
    bebleil@davidson.edu

Drexel University (PA)
  • Neurodragons
    neurodragons@gmail.com
    https://www.facebook.com/neurodragons/

Duke University (NC)
  • Duke Disability Alliance
    DREAM Affiliate
    dukedisabilityalliance@duke.edu
    https://www.facebook.com/DukeDisabilityAlliance/
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) at Duke University
    gxw@duke.edu
    https://www.facebook.com/dukenami/

Fresno City College (CA)
  • DSP&S Student Leadership Club (https://www.therampageonline.com/news/2019/10/09/2523630/)

Furman University (SC)
  • DREAM at Furman
    DREAM Chapter
    maddie.gonzalez@furman.edu

Georgetown University (DC)
  • Georgetown University Signs
    gusigns@georgetown.edu
    https://www.facebook.com/georgetown.signs
​
Grove City College (PA)
  • Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring (DREAM) - Grove City College
    DREAM Chapter
    EAHabbyshaw@gcc.edu

Harvard College (MA)
  • Deaf Awareness Club at Harvard
    dac@pbha.org
    ​www.facebook.com/HarvardDAC/
  • Harvard College Disability Alliance
    elsietellier@college.harvard.edu
    www.facebook.com/Harvard.Disability.Alliance/​

Iowa State University (IA)
  • Alliance for Disability Awareness
    www.stuorg.iastate.edu/site/ada
    https://www.facebook.com/AllianceforDisabilityAwareness/

James Madison University (VA)
  • Madison Disability Inclusion Group (DIG)
    ​https://www.breezejmu.org/culture/madison-dig-strives-to-support-people-with-disabilities/article_e6352ad4-cf5c-11e9-9afa-9fb98302f53c.html

John Hopkins University (MD)
  • Advocates for Disability Awareness (ADA)
    Jhu.ada@gmail.com
    https://www.facebook.com/advocatesfordisabilityawareness/

Joliet Junior College (IL)
  • Disability Awareness Club
    DREAM Affiliate
    disabilityawarenessclubjjc@gmail.com
    www.facebook.com/jjcdac/ ​

Kennesaw State University (GA)
  • ABLE (Advocacy-Boldness-Leadership-Empowerment)
    able@ksuclubs.com
    www.facebook.com/ksuable/
​
Kent State University (OH)
  • Autism Connections Kent
    DREAM Affiliate
    autismconnectkent@gmail.com
    https://www.facebook.com/autismconnectKS/

Kenyon College (OH)
  • Illness and Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring (I DREAM)
    DREAM Chapter
    felle1@kenyon.edu

Lord Fairfax Community College (VA)
  • Bureau of Neuro-Diversity (BOND)
    rselove@lfcc.edu

Los Medanos College (CA)
  • S.A.C.H.E. (Students with Abilities to Coordinate to Help Eachother)
    https://lmcsache.weebly.com
    https://www.instagram.com/lmcsache/

Merrimack College (MA)
  • DREAM - Merrimack College
    ​DREAM Chapter
    bergs@merrimack.edu

Miami University of Ohio (OH)
  • Disability Cultural Center (a disability cultural center)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYM9v1KdV_0
  • Students with Disabilities Advisory Council (SDAC)
    DREAM Affiliate
    SDAC@MiamiOH.edu​
    https://muhub.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/SDAC

Michigan State University (MI)
  • Adaptive SPorts Recreation Club
    https://recsports.msu.edu/adaptiverec/adaptiveclub.html

Mills College (CA)
  • Disability Advocacy Club
    DREAM Affiliate
    email: millscollegedisabilityad@gmail.com​

Missouri State University (MO)
  • Advocates for Disabilities
    Advocates4Disabilities@MissouriState.edu
    https://www.facebook.com/Advocate4Disabilities/
  • Active Minds
    mullen123@live.missouristate.edu (student leader)
    https://www.facebook.com/ActiveMindsMOState
  • Braille Bears
    foley9716@live.missouristate.edu (student leader)
    https://www.facebook.com/Missouri-State-Braille-Bears-168095557056402/

Molloy College (NY)
  • LEAD (Leadership, Education, and Awareness for Disabilities) 
    leadclub@lions.molloy.edu
    https://www.instagram.com/molloy_lead/

North Park University (IL)
  • NPU DREAM
    DREAM Chapter
    ​jrbuhmann@northpark.edu

Oakland University (MI)  (contact the Division of Student Affairs and Diversity office for websites and contacts)
  • American Sign Language Club
  • Chronically Awesome
  • Students Toward Understanding Different Abilities
  • Actively Moving Forward

Ohio State University (OH)
  • Abilities: An Alliance of Students With & Without Disabilities
    Stallkamp.13@osu.edu (student), 
    shuman.1@osu.edu (advisor)
    https://www.facebook.com/AbilitiesStudentGroup/​
  • Active Minds at OSU
    activemindsatosu@gmail.com
    https://www.facebook.com/ActiveMindsOhioState/
  • Aura Allies
    renner.171@osu.edu (student leader), bowen.374@osu.edu (advisor)
  • Disability Studies Graduate Student Association
    patrus.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/osudsgsa/
  • Neurodiversity and AD/HD Club
    huyett.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu (student), crawford.843@osu.edu (advisor)
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/292078324482129/​

Portland State University (OR)​​
  • Disability Alliance
    ​disabilityalliance@pdx.edu

    https://disabilityalliancepdx.wordpress.com

Providence College (RI)
  • B.E.L.I.E.V.E. (Be Educated, Live with Inspiration, and EValuate Equality)
    https://www.thecowl.com/news/believe-in-equality-new-club-advocates-for-students-with-disabilities

Ripon College (WI)
  • DREAM: Disability Rights, Education, and Activism Movement
    https://www.facebook.com/DREAMRipon/ 

Saint Paul College (MN)
  • DREAM for Students with Disabilities at Saint Paul College
    DREAM Chapter
    anetode@gmail.com (student leader), nee.xiong@saintpaul.edu (advisor)

Samford University (AL)
  • DREAM at Samford University
    DREAM Chapter
    bdeavers@samford.edu (student leader), bmjohnso@samford.edu (advisor)

San Francisco State University (CA)
  • Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability (disability cultural center)
    http://www.longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu
    pklinst@sfsu.edu

Santa Barbara City College (CA)
  • SBCC ASL Club
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/49995020815/
  • SBCC Neurodiversity Club
    ​www.facebook.com/groups/114105752579762/about/​

Seattle Central College (WA)
  • DREAM Seattle Central
    DREAM Chapter
    larisha.nicholson@seattlecolleges.edu (student leader), Veronica.Barrera-Kolb@seattlecolleges.edu (advisor)

Shippensburg University (PA)
  • Disability Awareness Club
    ​https://www.facebook.com/shipdac/

Stanford University (CA)
  • Abilities Hub (a disability cultural center)
    https://slc.stanford.edu/events/hub-office-hours-0
    https://www.stanforddaily.com/2017/10/24/assu-led-disabilities-week-to-culminate-in-launch-of-abilities-hub/

  • Power 2 Act
    stanfordpower2act@gmail.com
    http://stanford.edu/group/power2act/​

St. Louis University (MO)
  • Allies for Inclusion: Ability Exhibit
    http://www.slu.edu/x45782.xml

St. John's University (NY)
  • Disability Rights Society (at the School of Law) 
    kathryn.caroll10@stjohns.edu​

Syracuse University (NY)
  • Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee (for Graduate Students) 
    https://bcccsyracuse.wordpress.com/
  • 'Cuse ASL 
    https://www.facebook.com/CuseASL
  • The Disability Cultural Center (a disability cultural center)
    http://sudcc.syr.edu/
  • Disability Law Society (at the School of Law) 
    http://law.syr.edu/academics/centers-institutes/disability-law-and-policy-program/disability-law-society/
  • Disability Student Union (for undergraduates) 
    https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityStudentUnion

Texas A&M University (TX)
  • Autistic Aggies
    ​http://www.thebatt.com/news/aggies-on-the-spectrum/article_e4d59e74-98a8-11e5-bbec-5b313cb606e0.html
 
Tidewater Community College (VA)
  • DREAM-TCC
    https://www.facebook.com/DreamTccNorfolk/

​Tufts University (MA)
  • Coalition for Autism Support at Tufts
    http://tuftsdaily.com/features/2015/02/24/casting-net-support-students-autism/

University of Arizona (AZ)
  • Disability Cultural Center (a disability cultural center)
    ​https://drc.arizona.edu/cultural-center

University of California Berkeley (CA)
  • Student Coalition for Disability Rights
    scdrberkeley@gmail.com
    ​
    https://www.facebook.com/dsuatcal

​University of California Santa Barbara (CA)
  • Commission on Disability Equality (CODE) and the Alternative Transportation Project
    http://www.as.ucsb.edu/code/

University of Illinois at Chicago (IL)
  • Disability Cultural Center (a disability cultural center)
    mfink3@uic.edu (director)
    http://dcc.uic.edu

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL)
  • Delta Sigma Omicron (DSO) Alpha Chapter 
    http://www.disability.illinois.edu/campus-life/delta-sigma-omicron
  • Eye to Eye
    uiuce2e@gmail.com
  • Illini Service Dogs
    Illini.dogs@gmail.com
    https://www.facebook.com/IlliniServiceDogs

​ University of Kansas (KS)
  • AbleHawks and Allies
    ​​ku.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/ablehawks

University of Maryland - College Park (MD)
  • Terps for Disability Justice
    terpsfordisabilityjustice@gmail.com
    https://www.facebook.com/Terps-for-Disability-Justice-272188959951496/

University of Massachusetts (MA)
  • Alliance Against Ableism
    email: aaa-l@stuaf.umass.edu
    Instagram at @allianceagainstableism.

University of Michigan - Dearborn (MI)
  • Alliance for Disability Awareness (ADA)
    www.facebook.com/Alliance4disAbilityAwareness/

University of Minnesota - Duluth (MN)
  • Access for All (AFA)
    http://d.umn.edu/disability-resources/students/oganizations
  • YOUmatter
    https://twitter.com/YOUmatterUMD
    https://bulldoglink.d.umn.edu/organization/youmatter

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (MN)
  • Disabled Student Cultural Center (DSCC) (a disability cultural center)
    dscc@umn.edu 
    www.facebook.com/Disabled-Student-Cultural-Center-806362536107213/
  • Organization for Graduate and Professional Students with Disabilities
    DREAM Affiliate
    macht012@umn.edu (student leader), berberit@morris.umn.edu (advisor)
  • UMN ASL Club
    umnaslclub@gmail.com
    https://www.facebook.com/umnaslclub/​

University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)
  • UNL Disability Club 
    http://disabilityclub.unl.edu/

University of North Carolina at Asheville (NC)
  • Disability Cultural Center (a disability cultural center)
    https://psychology.unca.edu/disability-cultural-center

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (NC)
  • Advocacy (for) Access, Action, Adaption
    DREAM Affiliate
    www.facebook.com/advocatesforaction19/
    https://www.instagram.com/uncg_advocacy_4_action/

University of North Carolina at Pembroke (NC)
  • Delta Sigma Omicron (DSO) Zeta Chapter 
    http://deltasigmaomicron.webs.com/

University of Oklahoma (OK)
  • Disability Inclusion and Awareness
    (No contact information available _- Contact the Disability Resource Center at http://www.ou.edu/content/drc.html for more information)
  • Our Mental Health
    (No contact information available)

University of Pittsburgh (PA)
  • Students for Disability Advocacy
    ​http://www.pitt.edu/~sorc/disability/

University of San Francisco (CA)
  • The Association of Law Students for Disability Rights 
    http://usfsdsrep.blogspot.com/

University of Texas at Austin (TX)
  • Disability Advocacy Student Coalition
    dascatut@gmail.com
    ​https://www.facebook.com/groups/116905971748511/
  • Texas Neurodiversity
    neuropsychophysics@gmail.com​
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1132009893480623/

University of Toledo (OH)
  • Disability Studies Organization
    (No contact information available)

University of Toronto (CANADA)
  • Students for Barrier-Free Access (SBA)
    http://uoftsba.com/

University of Virginia (VA)
  • Chronically Ill and Disabled Cavaliers
    ​https://atuva.student.virginia.edu/organization/cidc
    ​
University of Washington (WA)
  • ASUW Student Disability Commission
    http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=478492070556&ref=search
  • The D Center (a disability cultural center)
    https://depts.washington.edu/safcom/programs/dcenter/
  • Disability Advocacy Student Alliance
    http://www.weebly.com/weebly/www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2201052533
​​
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (WI)
  • DREAM-UWL
    DREAM Chapter

    ​smith.sarah@uwlax.edu

University of Wisconsin - Madison (WI)
  • Project HEAL (for eating disorders)
    https://www.facebook.com/projecthealmadison/

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (WI)
  • DREAM
    DREAM Chapter
    willi632@uwm.edu (student leader)
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/DREAMatUWM

University of Wisconsin - Platteville (WI)
  • DEAL - Disability, Education, Awareness and Leadership
    DREAM Affiliate
    www.uwplatt.edu/student-support/deal-disability-education-awareness-leadership

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater (WI)
  • Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring (DREAM) UWW
    DREAM Chapter
    https://www.facebook.com/Dreamuww/

Utah State University (UT)
  • B.L.E.U.: Believing, Learning, Educating, Uniting
    DREAM Affiliate
    email: bleu.usu@gmail.com

​Vassar College (NY)
  • Disability Rights Coalition
    https://www.facebook.com/disabilityrightscoalitionVC/

West Virginia State University (WV)
  • Student Access Advocates (SDD)
    DREAM Affiliate
    ​sar@wvstateu.edu

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
  • ACCESS (Awareness, Community, Collaboration, Empowerment, Support and Success)
    https://www.facebook.com/accesswpi/

Western Michigan University (MI)
  • American Sign Language Club 
    https://wmich.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/ASL​



























Yale University (CT)
  • Disability Empowerment for Yale (DEFY)
    https://www.facebook.com/YaleDEFY/
  • Mind Matters
    ​www.facebook.com/yalemindmatters/
    yalemindmatters@gmail.com



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