DREAM Campus Chapters & Affiliates

Two young white women, one standing and one sitting, each wear green shirts and have a conference name badge hanging around their necks. They are smiling and each has an arm around the other. One the wall behind them is a DREAM poster and on the table in front of them are various publications and pens with the DREAM logo on them.
Michelle White and Katie Mahlum work the DREAM information table at the 2014 "Disabled and Proud" conference. Copyright Syracuse University
Our dream is not only to provide information and resources to college students with disabilities, but also to build an active network of student leaders and disability organizations across the United States. We want to empower disabled and culturally Deaf students to work for campus and national change, encourage the development of disability culture and peer support, and advance the study of disabilities within academia. And we don’t want anyone to feel like they have do it all alone! 

Please visit the DREAM Chapters and Affiliates page for information about how to become a part of the DREAM network and to get the online application to become a DREAM Chapter or Affiliate. 

DREAM Chapters

Bristol Dream
Bristol Community College (MA) The mission of B.C.C. Dream Club is to spread awareness about people with disabilities, learn more about rights as students with disabilities, encourage students without disabilities to become informed allies and advocates, and create an environment where students can share their experiences without being judged.
DREAM at Buffalo State
Buffalo State College (NY) Through DREAM at Buffalo State, students with and without all forms of disabilities come together to increase awareness, pride, culture, and community both within the walls of our campus and beyond. Students work hand and hand with the Student Accessibility Services office on campus to provide programming and events that forward our mission. We focus on all types of disabilities including emotional, mental, learning, physical, and any other barriers that present themselves as we learn more about ourselves as students. We seek to enrich the world around us with the same sense of pride that all other interest groups share.
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College of the Holy Cross (MA)DREAM at Holy Cross is a Peer Ed group of students with disabilities and allies to promote disability awareness.
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Furman University (SC) DREAM at Furman University is a group where students with disabilities can feel supported and welcomed. In addition to having club meetings for students to gather and talk about their experiences and struggles on Furman's campus, we provide awareness on campus. We host events that both bring awareness and education to the Furman community.
DREAM - Grove City College
Grove City College (PA) ​​We are a community of students passionate about increasing awareness of disabilities through education and mentorship programs. We look to offer a mentoring program, disability panel to educate students, faculty and staff on campus, and events for students with disabilities and their advocates.
Illness and Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring (I DREAM)
Kenyon College (OH) ​I DREAM aims to increase awareness for issues that face people with disabilities and chronic illnesses on and beyond Kenyon’s campus and to connect students with disabilities and chronic illnesses to a wider support network. The administration has contributed immensely to making Kenyon more physically accessible; we aim to build on those successes and help Kenyon become more culturally accessible, dismantling residual ableism and enabling students from all backgrounds to connect with narratives of disability and chronic illness. 
DREAM - Merrimack College
Merrimack College (MA) The DREAM chapter at Merrimack College brings together a group of students formerly named the "ASO Student Ambassadors Group." Our group provides support for students with disabilities at Merrimack, a mentorship between upperclassmen and lowerclassmen students with disabilities, and training for faculty and staff on disability awareness and advocacy.
NPU DREAM
North Park University (IL) NPU DREAM is a student organization at North Park University with the goal of connecting students with disabilities. We seek to build community and provide education and advocacy at North Park.
DREAM at Samford University
Samford University (AL) Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring (DREAM) at Samford University is a disability advocacy organization, educating our peers on disabilities with the ultimate goal of promoting inclusion on our campus. 
DREAM for Students with Disabilities at Saint Paul College
Saint Paul College (MN) DREAM for Students with Disabilities at Saint Paul College works with Access and Disability Resources and the Saint Paul College Makerspace to provide disabled students with solutions that enable them to reach their fullest academic potential and deal with any barriers they might encounter. These solutions will include, but are not limited to, a social forum and advocacy platform and collaboration with local organizations as well as the national DREAM initiative to secure resources and encourage student participation within the college community.
DREAM Seattle Central
Seattle Central College (WA) Our student group welcomes all on campus who are thriving through college with documented disabilities both physical and mental while also welcoming allies for those who would like community, help accessing resources as well as addressing disability rights and needs upon our campus with meetings, open discussions, fundraisers, awareness and envelopment in our campus’s Unity Fair.
DREAM - TCC
Tidewater Community College (VA)Disability, Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring - Tidewater Community College is a Norfolk, VA campus group that strives to provide a safe and comfortable environment for students with disabilities, students who have a friend or family member with a disability, and their allies. Our goal is to empower these students to succeed and reach their goals, by allowing us to come together as one. ​
DREAM-UWL
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (WI) DREAM-UWL is a group of students, with and without disabilities. We are committed to raising awareness of disability issues through fun hands-on activities and to giving our members the opportunity to learn and to teach others. 
DREAM at UWM
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (WI)DREAM at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee aims to: 
  • Build a sense of community for students with disability, chronic illness, and mental health conditions; 
  • Offer information, guidance, support, and encouragement; 
  • Improve the campus-wide experience for students with disabilities; and 
  • Increase the level of disability awareness on campus.
DREAM UW-W
​University of Wisconsin - Whitewater (WI) DREAM UWW is a student-run organization based in the University of Wisconsin Whitewater campus. We raise awareness and advocate for students with disabilities through campus and community service. We create a safe atmosphere for all individuals; we are a family. 

DREAM Affiliates

ACCESS
​Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA) Comprised of students with disabilities and allies, ACCESS stands for Awareness, Community, Collaboration, Empowerment, Support and Success. We are a student run group at WPI advocating for campus wide accessibility for all students. We also hold a number of advocacy events throughout the year to raise awareness and understanding for all disabilities.
Access for All
University of Minnesota DuluthAccess for All is a student organization that focuses on disability awareness on campus and in the community. As a member of AFA you will gain leadership experience, activism skills, and a deeper understanding of disabilities. AFA is dedicated to raising awareness, stopping stigma, & creating a more inclusive campus environment for all. 
Advocacy (for) Action, Access, Adaption
University of North Carolina at GreensboroAdvocacy (for) Access, Action, Adaption's mission is to advocate for people with disabilities on campus and educate the community (specifically UNCG's community) about disabilities. We plan to educate and advocate through several events and activities such as craft night, panels, and discussions.
Autism Connections Kent
Kent State University (OH)Autism Connections Kent is a student organization by and for Autistic students, questioning students, and allies. We dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable social support network for students on the autism spectrum. We also aim to educate non-autistic people about autism, promote autism acceptance, and provide resources for pre-professionals on the spectrum.
B. L. E. U. Believing, Learning, Educating, Uniting
Utah State UniversityB.L.E.U. is a club for and run by students with disabilities. It works to be a safe place for students with disabilities and those without to talk about disability issues and become educated on disability culture, rights and opportunities. We strive to educate ourselves and the public to fight ableism and unite as a body for positive social change.
Cornell Union for Disability Awareness (CUDA)
Cornell University (NY) The Cornell Union for Disability Awareness is… **A forum for sharing information about local, national, and international disability issues. **An alliance of people, with and without disabilities, interested in disability issues on and off campus **A club actively working with administrators, faculty, and staff to improve all aspects of accessibility on campus. **A club that works with the local community to promote better integration and understanding through volunteer events **A place where everyone is welcome.
Disability Advocacy Club
Mills College (CA) Who we are: 
We provide leadership and student representation for the disabled community on campus. 30% of students on campus are registered with SASS and identify as being disabled. 

What we want to do: 
To empower students by educating them about their rights and helping them gain the accessibility they need. We want to create a team of advocates and mentors. Our long term goal is to create a permanent student run organization on campus that will help keep Mills accessible by bringing forward accessibility issues on campus.
Disability Awareness Club
Joliet Junior College (IL) The Disability Awareness Club’s mission is to provide a safe and supportive space for individuals with disabilities. We provide disability awareness and support to people with disabilities on campus and within the community as well as promote and increase advocacy among people with disabilities. We also hold an annual event during the month of October called Disability Awareness Day.
Disability, Education, Awareness, and Leadership (DEAL)
University of Wisconsin-Platteville The purpose of DEAL is to (1) bring together a diverse group of students with a common interest in disabilities, (2) assist all students in developing social, communication and academic skills, and (3) inform others about different disabilities and challenges that affect people in our community. 
Disability, Illness, and Difference Alliance of the Claremont Colleges (5C DIDA)
Claremont Colleges: Scripps College, Pomona College, Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College (CA) The Disability Illness and Difference Alliance (DIDA) is a student-led group for disabled students and their allies. DIDA is committed to creating safe spaces for discussions surrounding issues of disability, and to confronting and organizing against ableism on campus. We promote awareness of disability issues through weekly discussions, events, and other programming. DIDA members work collaboratively to create community, share knowledge, and discuss ways to improve the experiences of disabled students at the Claremont Colleges.
Duke Disability Alliance (DDA)
Duke University (NC) Active since 2010, The Duke Disability Alliance (DDA) mission is to make Duke University more inclusive and accessible by fostering conversations about disability issues, expanding accessibility on campus and in the community, encouraging positive perceptions and full appreciations of people with disabilities, and promoting their legal rights. We strive to engage the entire Duke community to make Duke a better place for those with and without disabilities.
LEAD
Davidson College (NC) We are an organization focused on promoting leadership, empowerment, and advocacy for students with disabilities. We push for disability inclusion on campus and strive to create a sense of community among disabled students.
​Organization for Graduate and Professional Students with Disabilities
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities ​The Organization for Graduate and Professional Students with Disabilities (OGPSD) is a Registered Student Organization (RSO) at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC) serving, representing, and advocating for the needs of graduate and professional students and their allies and advocates at the University of Minnesota.
Self-Advocating Student Society (SASS)
​Cottey College (MO) The Self-Advocating Student Society (SASS) is a student organization that provides an opportunity for students to form a supportive group for one another and help each other navigate resources on and off campus. It is a safe space to discuss topics such as disabilities, mental illness, and general wellness.
Student Access Advocates
West Virginia State University Student Access Advocates is an association of West Virginia State University students who are dedicated to advocate for equal access for all students, particularly those with disabilities. The SAA has a set of values, principles and beliefs in exemplifying advocacy, education, and opportunity to those with disabilities and a label free campus. These values include: self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and systems advocacy in order to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, productivity of individuals with disabilities, and integration and full inclusion of individuals.
Students with Disabilities Advisory Council (SDAC)
Miami University (OH) Named New Student Organization of the Year in 2017, the Students with Disabilities Advisory Council (SDAC) is a student-led group focused on being the leading voice for all students with disabilities on Miami's campus. We aim to raise awareness about disability-related issues among students and faculty, and to provide support systems for Miami's disability community. As an advisory council, we act as a liaison between university stakeholders and Miami students with disabilities.
Terps for Disability Justice
University of Maryland, College ParkTerps for Disability Justice is a community of undergraduate and graduate disabled students and allies. Our mission is to educate the campus community about disability, advocate for programs and policies that help disabled students, combat ableism and exclusion, and build community.