What’s in a name? 

Disability Resource Center to become Accessibility Resources We are changing the name of our office from Disability Resource Center to Accessibility Resources. There is a national trend among disability services providers to shift from a medical model of disability to the social model of disability. The “medical” model looks at what is wrong with the individual whereas the “social” model looks […]

Greg Toutges receives 2017 Professional Excellence in Service Award

Greg Toutges, Disability Resource Center Director, received the 2017 Professional Excellence in Service Award presented by the Minnesota State Board of Trustees yesterday, April 19, 2017. During the luncheon, seven award nominees from Minnesota State universities, along with 31 Outstanding Educators from colleges throughout the state, were recognized by the Board of Trustees. The Professional Excellence in Service Award acknowledges […]

Disability Resource Center making strides on campus

Greetings MSUM Community, The Disability Resource Center, formally known as Disability Services, is making strides to ensure that students with disabilities receive full access to MSUM classrooms, programs, and events. While our commitment to students and the overarching accommodations we provided to students are unchanged, the Disability Resource Center is not only a name change, but a philosophical change as […]