CADRE (Community Advocates for Disability Rights and Education)

Last updated March 25, 2013 8:28:15 AM PDT

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What we do

CADRE (Community Advocates for Disability Rights and Education) is a UCSD association for staff, students, and faculty.

Mission

Community Advocates for Disability Rights and Education (CADRE) is a UCSD association that promotes full inclusion and equal opportunity for people with disabilities.

Membership

Membership in CADRE is open to anyone in the UCSD community who has an interest in disability issues and concerns.

Meetings

CADRE holds annual meetings.

For those who are deaf, hard of hearing or may need special assistance with telephone communications, please use the California Relay Service by calling 711.

For more information, see Celebration of Abilities Month or Health and Wellness Monthly Lecture Series.

Reasons to join

Provides educational programs to advance recognition of the value, skills, and rights of people with disabilities
Informs the UCSD community of current trends, issues and developments related to disability rights and awareness through publications and programs
Encourages networking opportunities and promotes support groups for people with disabilities
Provides referrals to appropriate resources for people with disabilities including assistance with concerns about employment, education, conflict resolution, access, and accommodation.

To join, e-mail a request with your name be added to the membership list for the purpose of receiving information about CADRE activities and programs.

CADRE will confirm your belief that together we can create opportunities for talented UCSD community members with disabilities to contribute to the goals of the university.

About us

Executive Board

Jennifer Gasner
Chair
(858) 534-3929
jgasner@ucsd.edu

TBD
Co-Chair

Alane Reardon
Treasurer
(858) 534-6744
areardon@ucsd.edu

TBD
Secretary

Paula Doss
Advisor
(858) 534-6744
pdoss@ucsd.edu

Barry Niman
Ex-Officio
Founder of CADRE

Marianne Clark
Member-at-large
mkclark@ucsd.edu

Mark Rasmussen
Member-at-large
mkrasmussen@ucsd.edu

Linda Lincoln
Member-at-large
lincoln@hhmi.org