U-Wisconsin campus welcomes students with disabilities
December 11th, 2008From the Wisconsin State Journal:
Students with disabilities are a common sight at the University of Wisconsin’s Whitewater campus, thanks to a commitment by U-W to provide supportive programs and services for students with disabilities there.
UW-Whitewater is one of roughly five universities nationwide where working with students with complex physical disabilities is a priority; it received that mission from the state over 30 years ago. The Whitewater campus also serves students with autism, Asperger’s and ADD, among other conditions, and recently broke ground on a new dorm that will far exceed legal mandates for disability access.
The number of students with disabilities at UW-Whitewater continues to increase, and about 4% of the 12,500 student population currently use services at the UW-Whitewater Center for Students with Disabilities compared to 2-2.5% at other UW campuses.

