To learn more about the programs and events going on with the UMass Lowell office of Disability Services please click on the plus + signs below to expand and contract the various sections.
Note: You may be in zoom sessions with other UMass Lowell (UML) students registered with Disability Services
Students needing accommodations for any of these sessions, please contact Disability Services via email: disability@uml.edu at least a week before the session date.
To Learn more and to register for upcoming training sessions, please visit the Employee Learning, Engagement & Development Diversity and Inclusion webpage.
A huge amount of gratitude to the bravery and vulnerability shared by our storytellers:
Our events are aimed to raise awareness, reduce stigma and provide space for students, faculty and staff to celebrate disability. In collaboration with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Ashleigh Hillier, Campus Recreation Center Staff, Student Life and Wellbeing Office and the Disability Advisory Committee.
2025 Stories of Disability
View the April 2025 DS Newsletter.
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Jodi Rachins (Director), Lauren Tornatore (Senior Assistant Director) and Janelle Diaz (past Assistant Director) have one major initiative for Disability Services (DS) — to use their collective skills to reach the community beyond accommodations by openly and actively discussing ways in which we can support our fellow disability community members whether it is within the university, our outside networks and in our everyday lives. It is important and impactful to make a major effort to reduce stigma and shame around disability. The plan is to work towards flipping the script to highlight the uncountable strengths that can show through various disabilities. Among the various initiatives we plan to put out over the next few years, we are rolling out monthly podcasts to provide representation and discussion around various interesting topics on disability.