Our Mission and Vision

The Disability Resources Office leads SUNY Cortland’s commitment to create a diverse, accessible, and socially just community that welcomes all students, whether or not they identify as disabled. 

Our transformational leadership includes: 

• Ensuring the lived experiences, goals, and aspirations of students are central to our work.
• Collaborating to eliminate barriers so all have equal access.
• Promoting disability as an aspect of diversity. 
• Challenging ableism and advocating for disability justice. 
• Backing students as they develop their disability identity and advocate for access, inclusion, and visibility. 
• Recognizing that students' disability identity is interconnected with their other identities.