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In this Issue:

• Disability Pride Month Recommended Reading
• Spill the Disabili-Tea: Disability Pride Month
• Save the Date: Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights
• Disability Pride Month Virtual Backgrounds
• UCSF Disability Virtual Open House
• UCSF Digital Accessibility Events & Resources
• Community Events: Disability Pride Month

The UCSF Disability Resource Center (DRC) provides an expansive selection of books featuring writers and storytellers whose works explore the diversity of disability experiences. We've highlighted a few of the books in our collection below!

To pick up a FREE book, complete the Book Request Form and visit the Disability Resource Center (DRC) on the Parnassus Millberry Union Campus.

Location: Disability Resource Center, 500 Parnassus, Millberry Union 102 West, San Francisco, CA 94143

Hours: Mon – Thurs, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Learn more: Disability Pride Month Pop-Up Library

Spill the Disabili-Tea: Disability Pride Month

Date: July 25, 12:00 – 1:30 PM

Register: Spill the Disabili-Tea Registration

Learn more: Spill the Disabili-Tea

Join us in celebrating Disability Pride Month by participating in a Spill the Disabili-Tea workshop designed to elevate knowledge of disability and provide a space to learn about inclusion and strategies for being an effective ally. All UCSF students, staff, and faculty and invited to register.

This virtual workshop is facilitated by Alex Locust, a Black biracial, queer, disability justice educator and “Glamputee” who celebrates the harmony of his identities to help create the world we all want to see.

Accessibility: UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Cecile.Puretz@ucsf.edu or call (415) 806-7391 as soon as possible.

Guest Speakers: UCSF endeavors to create greater understanding and supports the exchange of diverse ideas. The views and opinions of guest speakers on campus are their own and may not reflect the perspective of the University.

Save the Date!

Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights

Date: Dec 7, 2025 – Feb 1, 2026

Location: UCSF Parnassus Kalmanovitz Library, 530 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143

Learn more: Patient No More exhibition



The Office of Disability Access and Inclusion and the UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care are excited to present the Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights exhibition on view Dec 7, 2025, through Feb 1, 2026.

About the Exhibition: Discover this remarkable, overlooked moment in U.S. history when people with disabilities demanded their rights. Known as the “Section 504 Sit-In,” the protest profoundly changed the lives of people with and without disabilities and paved the way for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The “Patient No More” exhibition is an opportunity for all UCSF students, staff, and faculty to learn about this pivotal moment that led to the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed 35 years ago on July 26, 1990. Above all, this exhibition reminds all of us that disabilities are a source of creativity and innovation, not pity or tragedy.

Learn more: Patient No More Introduction (Video)

This exhibition is presented by the Office of Disability Access and Inclusion and the UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care. UCSF endeavors to create greater understanding and supports the exchange of diverse ideas on campus. Views and opinions shared at campus events may not reflect the perspective of the University.

Download any of these virtual backgrounds and add them to Zoom to show your support for Disability Pride Month during the month of July.

Learn More: Disability Pride Month Virtual Backgrounds

UCSF Disability Virtual Open House

Date: July 30, 1:00 – 2:30 PM 

Location: Virtual

Register: UCSF Disability Virtual Open House

The UCSF Disability Virtual Open House is an online networking and informational event providing greater accessibility for individuals with disabilities who are interested in exploring job opportunities at UCSF.

Keynote speakers:

• Cecile Puretz, Assistant Director, Disability Access and Inclusion
• Demetrius Durham, Workforce Development Organizational Consultant
• Sara Moyce, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Temporary Employment Program
• Jonas Baltazar, Principal Disability Analyst, Disability Management Services

Learn More: UCSF Disability Virtual Open House

Accessibility: UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Nikki.Le@ucsf.edu as soon as possible.

This event is presented by UCSF HR/Talent Acquisition and the Office of Disability Access and Inclusion. UCSF endeavors to create greater understanding and supports the exchange of diverse ideas on campus. Views and opinions shared at campus events may not reflect the perspective of the University.

Digital Accessibility Office Hours 

Date: July 15, 8:10 – 9 AM

Location: Virtual

Register: Digital Accessibility Office Hours

Join other UCSF digital accessibility allies for this live training work session with a focus on using Siteimprove for automated accessibility monitoring of websites. We talk about additional digital accessibility tools available and strategies for other online content too.

Accessibility: UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Jill Wolters at Jill.Wolters@ucsf.edu or by phone (415) 514-2941 as soon as possible.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Recordings

The UC Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) recordings from May 15 are available if you missed these events or need a refresher from UC accessibility practitioners across the system.

• From Compliance to Inclusion hosted by the UC Electronic Accessibility Committee

• Understanding the New Title II Digital Accessibility Regulation Materials hosted by UC Legal

Please note that this presentation, including the video recording and the PDF, is attorney-client privileged. Accordingly, please limit distribution to those within the University. To obtain the access password, please email: ecas.gc.analyst@ucop.edu.

Save the Date: Grand Opening of the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center

Date: July 17 – 20, 2025

Location: 165 Grove St, San Francisco, CA 94102

The grand opening for the hybrid San Francisco Disability Cultural Center is just around the corner! From July 17 – 20, we're packing the new space at 165 Grove St with a weekend of community celebrations, from a dinner party with drag on Friday night to a housewarming on Sunday afternoon and so much more.

Learn More: SF Disability Cultural Center

UCSF Office of Disability Access and Inclusion

Deborah Ohiomoba

Associate Director

Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination

Interim ADA/504 Coordinator

Deborah.Ohiomoba@ucsf.edu

Cecile Puretz

Assistant Director

Disability Access and Inclusion

Cecile.Puretz@ucsf.edu