News

February 28, 2020
As mentioned in an email from Student Accessibility Services (SAS):  “on Thursday, March 5, 2020, a new exhibition at the Medical Library, ‘Disability, Disability Activism,...
February 1, 2020
See all of VP Mafalda’s wonderful op-eds discussing chronic illness, accessibility, and being a disabled student at Yale here: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/author/...
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November 6, 2019
President Paige Lawrence was featured on an October panel co-sponsored by the Yale Alumni Association, DiversAbility at Yale, and the Yale Office of Diversity and Inclusion....
September 19, 2019
Thank you to VP Mafalda for writing this op-ed in the YDN! The piece addresses only the tip of the iceberg with regards to accessibility and diversity on campus. Check it out...
August 29, 2019
Disability empowerment for Yale (DEFY) has completed its Disability @ Yale Survival Guide in time for incoming first year class of 2023! The project was spearheaded by former...
November 8, 2017
Disability Empowerment for Yale is proud to be hosting State Senator Ted Kennedy Jr. in partnership with the Yale College Democrats. Kennedy is an alumnus of the Yale School...
November 2, 2017
Come see DJ Demers for the final stop on his Here to Hear Comedy Tour! DJ Demers is an award winning comedian who has appeared on season 11 of America’s Got Talent and...

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March 30, 2022
“In three short years, registrations for Yale’s Student Accessibility Services have nearly doubled. Yet this number is likely two to three times lower than the actual number...
March 10, 2022
Breaking news on the lifting of the campus-wide mask mandate. Joaquín comments: “Joaquín Lara Midkiff ’24, former president of Disability Empowerment for Yale, told the News...
February 22, 2022
The YDN reports on DEFY’s efforts to make hybrid learning accommodations availabe for students with disabilities in light of the dynamic COVID-19 landscape on campus: “...