Kayla Sullivan (Nursing), Angela Silvestri-Elmore (Nursing), and Matthew Nishimoto (Disability Resource Center) presented their work, Accessible Futures: Immersive Assessment of Barriers for Nursing Students with Physical Disabilities, at the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) annual conference in Providence, Rhode Island, on…

The Disability Resource Center (DRC) is proud to announce that Bryan Hilbert, DRC director, has been appointed to a three-year term on the  Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Board of Directors. Founded in 1977, AHEAD is the foremost professional organization serving over 4,000 disability resource professionals in all 50…

New Mobility Magazine and The United Spinal Association recently launched their "Wheels on Campus" magazine and named UNLV one of the Top 20 Wheelchair Friendly Colleges in the United States.  Read the article on page 49. The Disability Resource Center supports students with spinal cord injuries who are recipients of the Craig H. Neilsen…

Patricia Violi (Disability Resource Center) published a blog "Disability Services in the Time of COVID-19"  on the 2 Be Self-Determined website.  This blog discusses the impacts COVID-19 has had on students and professionals in disability services.  

Patricia Violi (Disability Resource Center) has been awarded the Administrative Faculty Professional Development Grant by the office of faculty affairs. This competitive grant is given to administrative faculty to focus on professional development efforts as part of the Top Tier initiative. She will use the funds to assist with attending the 2020…