Disability Pride Week 2025 Schedule

Please join us for UCLA's 2025 Disability Pride Week (DPW), brought to you by the members of UCLA's Committee on Disability (UCOD)!  This is a dynamic page and will always have the most up-to-date information if anything changes.  For your convenience and varying accessibility needs, the schedule is below in both list format and table.

DPW Events (List Format)

Upcoming Events (Friday, Oct 17 and Onwards)

DPW Events (Table Format)

Past Events (Tuesday Oct 14)

Tuesday, October 14

1. Disability Pride Week Launch Party

   • Location: Bruin Plaza
   • Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
   • Sponsoring Campus Entity:  UCOD
   • Contact Person:  Travis Lee (email Travis)
   • Description:  Free Snacks, Music, Information Fair and More!

2. UCOD Open Meeting (Hybrid)

   1. Location: 5628 Math Sciences Building “The Portal” & Travis Lee's Zoom Room
   2. Time:  2:00 - 3:30pm
   3. Sponsoring Campus Entity:  UCOD
   4. Contact Person:  Travis Lee (email Travis)
   5. Description:  UCOD is a space where campus entities come together to discuss and collaborate on the disabled experience at UCLA. Come meet friendly folks who all want to learn and explore. This committee, as a supportive environment and thinktank, helps develop community driven goals and connections throughout campus. This is not an administrative committee.

3. Sensory Hour for HIRE UCLA Job Fair

   1. Location: Pauley Pavilion
   2. Time:  3:00 - 4:00pm
   3. Sponsoring Campus Entity:  Career Center
   4. Contact Person:  Tim Mar (email Tim)
   5. Description: The Career Center announces a dedicated Sensory Hour designed to create a more comfortable and accessible experience for all students.This exclusive hour is set aside for students who would benefit from a low-sensory environment or who have mobility concerns. During this time, the fair will feature:
      1. Reduced Noise: Limited ambient sound, music, and announcements.
      2. Fewer Crowds: Attendance will be capped to allow for easier navigation and less overwhelming interactions.
      3. Priority Accessibility: Mobility aids and wheelchairs will have clear access to employer booths and tables.
      4. If a typical, crowded career fair feels too overwhelming, we encourage you to join us during this time to connect with employers in a calmer, more relaxed setting.
      5. To attend the Sensory Hour, meet under the blue awning on the north side of Pauley Pavilion at 3:00 pm. Students will be admitted on a first-come, first served basis.
      6. Want to participate, but need to show up after 3:00? Use this form to reserve your spot for the sensory hour.

4. CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER - Wheelchair Basketball 

   1. Location: John Wooden Center, Collins Court #1
   2. Time:  4:00 - 7:30pm
   3. Sponsoring Campus Entity:  Adaptive Recreation
   4. Contact Person:  Michael Garafola (email Michael)
   5. Description:
      1. Sign the Wheelchair Basketball Waiver
      2. Drop-In Anytime
      3. Wheelchairs Provided
      4. Individuals with and without disabilities welcome!

Wednesday, October 15

5. Center for Accessible Education (CAE) Open House

   1. Location: Murphy Hall A255
   2. Time:  11:00 - 2:00pm
   3. Sponsoring Campus Entity:  CAE
   4. Contact Person:  Spencer Scruggs (email Spencer)
   5. Description:  Join the UCLA Center for Accessible Education for our Fall Open House to connect with our staff and learn about the wide range of services and accommodations we provide. We invite you to tour our center, ask questions, and enjoy some light refreshments while building community with us.

6. Disability Studies Student Welcome Event with Professor Marks

   1. Location:  Murphy Hall 1st Floor Patio
      1. RSVP: Disability Studies Student Welcome Event RSVP
   2. Time:  2:00 - 4:00pm
   3. Sponsoring Campus Entity:  Disability Studies
   4. Contact Person:  Lonnell Edwards (email Lonnell)
   5. Description:  We’re excited to welcome you to the Disability Studies Student Welcome Event!  Feel free to attend even if you haven't RSVPed! 

7. Drop-In Zinemaking Workshop

   1. Location: YRL Presentation Room
      1. Directions:  Once you enter on the first floor, take a right past the circulation/check out desk. Then, go down the hallway and the room will be on your right.
   2. Time:  3:00 - 5:00pm
   3. Sponsoring Campus Entity:  Library
   4. Contact Person:  Sylvia Page (email Sylvia)
   5. Description: Come make zines for Disability Pride Week! We will have collage materials to make print zines, resources on creating digital zines, and a selection of zines from Powell’s collection for inspiration. Drop by anytime between 3pm-5pm in the YRL Presentation Room. Check out the Disability Pride Week Zine-making Workshop Event Info page and drop-in whenever!

Thursday, October 16

8. Disability Culture & Allyship Webinar

   1. Location:  Zoom (emailed after RSVP)
      1. RSVP:  Disability Culture & Allyship Webinar RSVP
   2. Time:  10:30am - 12:00pm
   3. Sponsoring Campus Entity:  Disabilities and Computing Program (DCP)
   4. Contact Person:  Carolanne Link (email Carolanne)
   5. Description: Join the DCP for our annual Disability Culture and Allyship Webinar. Hear from three staff members with disabilities discussing disability identity and quick tips to be a good ally!

9. Supporting Neurodivergent Students: Evidence and Strategies for STEM Faculty (& TAs) with Dr. Yasamin Bolourian

   1. Location:  Zoom (emailed after RSVP)
      1. RSVP:  RSVP for Supporting Neurodivergent Students in STEM
   2. Time:  3:00 - 4:00pm
   3. Sponsoring Campus Entity:  CEILS (Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences) & Tarjan Center
   4. Contact Person:  Supriya (email Supriya)
   5. Description:  Come join us to learn from Dr. Yasamin Bolourian, Director of Outreach and Dissemination at UCLA Tarjan Center, a research supervisor at the UCLA PEERS® Clinic, and co-developer of NeuroPREP, a faculty training program on neurodiversity. 

10. UDAN x DSU Virtual Escape Room

    1. Location:  Zoom (emailed after RSVP)
       1. RSVP:  RSVP for Escape Room
    2. Time:  6:30-7:30 pm PDT
    3. Sponsoring Campus Entity: UCLA Disability Alumni Network (UDAN) & Disabled Student Union (DSU)
    4. Contact Person: UDAN General Email
    5. Description: Join UDAN and DSU for a virtual escape room! Connect with disabled peers and alumni!