{"id":595,"date":"2024-05-21T22:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T22:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experience-tst.syr.edu\/intercultural-collective\/?page_id=595"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:02:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:02:45","slug":"disability-community-celebration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/intercultural-collective\/disability-cultural-center\/disability-community-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability Community Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/07\/students-with-Otto-group-photo-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Students honored at the 2024 Disability Community Graduation take a photo together with Otto the Orange.\" class=\"wp-image-1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/intercultural-collective\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/07\/students-with-Otto-group-photo-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/intercultural-collective\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/07\/students-with-Otto-group-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/intercultural-collective\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/07\/students-with-Otto-group-photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/intercultural-collective\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/07\/students-with-Otto-group-photo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/intercultural-collective\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/07\/students-with-Otto-group-photo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span>The Disability Community (DisCo) Celebration celebrates the achievements of students with disabilities who have completed their college journeys. The event honors their perseverance, recognizing that earning a college education requires tremendous dedication when navigating a world that is not always universally designed. This ceremony shines a light on the importance of inclusivity in higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s:disability-community-graduation-2024\">Disability Community Celebration 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Family, friends, staff, faculty and other members of the Syracuse University community are invited to attend. Find complete details on the<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/events.syracuse.edu\/event\/disability-community-celebration\">University Events Calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, May 2, 2026<br>304ABC Schine Student Center<br>11 a.m.-1 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students interested in participating in the ceremony are asked to complete the registration form. Registrations for the 2026 ceremony are due Friday, April 24. No action is needed for those who are attending the event and not participating in the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  \n<a href=\"https:\/\/students.syr.edu\/machform\/view.php?id=2044414\" class='button margin-bottom button-secondary' style=\"display: inline-block\"  >\n  \n  Student Ceremony Registration Form\n      <span class=\"icon-right\">\n      <i class=\"icon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Please<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/dcc\/contact\/\">contact the Disability Cultural Center<\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span>for questions or to request accommodations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebration Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Class of 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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