Accessibility Initiative

Past Events - 2024

In addition to working alongside the Dean's office to make Viterbi more accessible and equitable for students with disabilities, VGSA's Accessibility Initiative hosted events during the 2023-2024 academic year to promote disability inclusion and to raise awareness about disability to the USC community.

Seated Workout Class

Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA) hosted USC’s first-ever seated workout class on April 23rd in collaboration with USC Recreational Sports (Rec Sports). The class welcomed wheelchair users, people with lower body injuries and anyone wanting to work out from a seated position.

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Accessibility Week

Accessibility Week was January 16-19, 2024. It included a week of programming on VGSA's Instagram, an interview with Viterbi Professor Rob Parke, and Viterbi's first-ever Disability Resource & Awareness Fair.

A flyer for the Disability Resource & Awareness Fair. The background is a gradient in USC colors, cardinal and gold. There is a cartoon image of a diverse group of people, some of whom are using accessibility aids. The text reads, "Disability Resource & Awareness Fair. Friday, January 19. 11 AM-1 PM. Epstein Family Plaza."

Students at the Disability Resource & Awareness Fair pose for a picture at Epstein Family Plaza. From left to right: Natalie Fung, Paul Chiou, Myles Molnar, and Rachel Miller. All four students are wheelchair users. Natalie's service dog, Roxy (a white standard poodle), stands to her right.

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