Although the 5Cs promote values of equity and diversity, students with physical disabilities face broken elevators, apathetic and unreliable emergency support and inaccessible dorms. Jackie Kostyuchenko PZ ’28, who uses a mobility device, has experienced these failures firsthand. Alongside Zena Almeida-Warwin PO ’28, the two document how institutional negligence affects the daily lives of students with disabilities. They call for concrete reforms: improved infrastructure, better emergency protocols and a 5C-wide reporting system.
Tag: Disabilities
OPINION: The Student Disability Resource Center is failing us
Are the Claremont Colleges educationally equitable? Not until the Student Disability Resource Center is better funded, writes Annika White PZ ‘25.
Student petition calls for hybrid class option, citing ‘equitable access to education’
When in-person classes at the 5Cs resumed Jan. 31, not everyone celebrated the return to the classroom. Some students have been advocating for the colleges to offer a hybrid learning option, citing issues of educational inequity.
OPINION: Improving public transportation is crucial to reducing inequality
Improving our public transportation is very important for reducing inequality, writes Rakesh Peddibhotla PZ ’24.
OPINION: Make DISCOVR an official mentor program for students with disabilities at Pomona
Making DISCOVR an institutionally backed program will provide necessary support for students with disabilities, writes Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24.