DisCo Celebration of Graduates and Awards Ceremony

Join the Disability Access Center and Disability Outreach Center on Friday, June 6, 2025 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM in Viking Union Multipurpose Room for our second annual DisCo (Disability Community) Celebration of Graduates and Awards Ceremony!

The DisCo (Disability Community) Celebration of Graduates and Awards Ceremony will have 

• speeches from students, staff, faculty, and alumni,
• recognition of our first annual DisCo Award winners,
• recognition of our first Disabled Peer Mentorship Program cohort,
• recognition of the first graduating class of Critical Disability Studies minors in the Institute for Critical Disability Studies, and
• a cording ceremony honoring our graduating students including a special recognition of our graduating student employees of the Disability Access Center and Disability Outreach Center.

We will also have food, beverages, giveaways, an event program featuring graduating students and their accomplishments, and cords available for pick up for graduating students who do not want to be recognized during the event.

This event is open to current and graduating students, staff, faculty, alumni, family and friends, and community members.

For more information, visit the DisCo Celebration of Graduates and Awards Ceremony page.

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Event Registration

Please use the Event Registration form to:

1. RSVP for the DisCo (Disability Community) Celebration of Graduates and Awards Ceremony on Friday, June 6, 2025 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM in VU MPR,
2. request a disability affinity cord,
3. request to be recognized as a graduating student in the physical event program for the DisCo Celebration of Graduates and Award Ceremony,
4. nominate student, staff/faculty, and alum keynote speakers, and
5. nominate students, staff, faculty, and alum for a DisCo Award. 

Please RSVP, request a disability affinity cord, and request to be recognized in the physical program by Friday, May 23 & please nominate keynote speakers and nominate recipients of DisCo Awards by Friday, May 2.

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Tabling Registration

Please use the Tabling Registration form to request to table at the event.

Disability centered clubs, departments, and institutes at WWU & disability centered community partners and organizations are invited to table at the DisCo (Disability Community) Celebration of Graduates and Awards Ceremony hosted by the Disability Access Center and Disability Outreach Center on Friday, June 6, 2025 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM in Viking Union MPR. 

Not for individual or for-profit sales vending.

Please register by Friday, May 2. 

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Accessibility Information:

• AA/EO. This event is intended for all participants including those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities. For disability accommodation(s), please contact disability.outreach@wwu.edu. Advanced notice is appreciated and sometimes necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
• Location and Directions: The VU Multipurpose Room is in the Viking Union. Viking Union is an ADA accessible building. Button activated entrances are located on the southeast side and northwest side of the building near Garden Street. Elevators provide access to all levels. The VU MPR is located on the 6th floor near the High Street entrance.
• Seating:There will be typically has standard height chairs with no arm rests. We will bring a few office chairs that provide greater lumbar support on a request or first-come, first-serve basis. If you would like to request a chair with more lumbar support, please feel free to indicate that on the registration form or email disability.outreach@wwu.edu. Seating information is accurate to the best of our ability but subject to change. 
• Restrooms: ADA accessible and all-gender bathrooms are located on the 3rd floor (VU 351 and 353 are all-gender but not ADA accessible) and the 7th floor (VU 714 and 717 are ADA accessible and all-gender and VU 715 and 716 are all-gender but not ADA accessible).
• Low-Sensory Space: There is a quiet Meditation Room on the 7th floor of the VU.
• Masks and COVID Precautions: Masks are strongly encouraged at this event. KN95 masks will be available at the door and upon request.
• Air Purifier and COVID Precautions: This event will have an air purifier that has four-stage hospital-type filtration with a true HEPA filter.
• Fragrance-Free Space: We ask people to please refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume, cologne, and fragrant personal care products while at this event as they can trigger serious health issues for those with fragrance allergies and/or chemical sensitivities. For more information, visit Accessible Spaces: A Fragrance-Free Toolkit.
• Parking: Parking is available after 4:30 PM at no cost in the C, 12G, 27R, and Lincoln Creek lots. For information about visitor parking, please visit the Transportation Services Visitors page. For information about accessible parking spots, please visit the Transportation Services Disability Access page.
• Campus Accessibility: Please refer to the Campus Accessibility Map for more information about the nearest accessible doors, elevators, walkways, routes, and parking spots and refer to the reflection and meditation spaces for low-sensory spaces on campus.

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Image Description: 
Banner for the DisCo Celebration of Graduates and Awards Ceremony with a maroon to dark purple gradient background. At the top are 5 disco balls in various sizes in golden and pink hues. The text, in yellow, reads, "DisCo Disability Community Celebration of Graduates and Awards Ceremony" with a star design with rings around it taking place the dot above the 'i' in 'DisCo.' Below that reads, "Friday, June 6, 2025 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Viking Union Multipurpose Room." In the bottom right corner are the DOC logo and the WWU logo in the right corner.