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UC reports progress and continuing gaps in disability services; students call for transparency and staffing
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UC leaders told Regents the system is implementing recommendations from a 2024 advisory report on students with disabilities, including a new systemwide director search and changes to incomplete-grade practice; student representatives urged faster accommodation processing, more staffing and public data on progress.
University of California officials reported Wednesday on systemwide steps to implement recommendations from a 2024 advisory work group on students with disabilities, while student leaders described persistent access gaps and asked for greater transparency and resources.
Provost Catherine Newman introduced the update and Jeannie Kim, director of student mental health and well-being, reviewed system and campus actions to implement the Transforming Culture and Practice report. Kim said the system has established a new Office of Civil Rights, is recruiting a systemwide director of disability rights and that all 10 campuses have processes for removing the incomplete (I) notation once coursework is completed. "Currently all 10 campuses have a policy and process in place for students to remove the I notation with the completed grades," Kim said.
What students told the committee: Alexis Applebaum, the University of…
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