Articles tagged: Accessibility

Voices

A sizeable issue: Confronting body exclusivity at Georgetown

“Are you not confident because of your weight?” my mom asked me. This pointed but well-meaning question came after I texted her about my professor telling me that I should... Read more

By October 27, 2024

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Thirty feet below the streets, The Washington Ballet brings the affect of high society to Dupont

From dance to music to fashion, The Washington Ballet has wholly embraced the Dupont Underground’s multidisciplinary approach to art.

By and October 12, 2024

Voices

Georgetown must make pre-os more accessible for marginalized students

We must restructure pre-os to focus on prioritizing the recruitment and admission of students of underrepresented communities at Georgetown

By August 27, 2022

News Commentary

How the medical housing process reinforces ableism at Georgetown

There’s an unmatched agony I associate with the university housing process.

By April 29, 2022

News

Students struggle to reconcile CAPS accessibility gap

Over the course of the pandemic, Georgetown launched new telehealth services, but many students still struggled to find support. 

By February 24, 2022

News

Administrators place HoyaLift pilot launch on an indefinite pause

While Georgetown’s location atop a hill provides an excellent view of the Potomac and the nation’s capital, it makes the university’s campus inaccessible for a significant portion of its population.... Read more

By November 4, 2021

News

Alumna Tiffany Yu looks to cement legacy of disability justice as students push for Disability Cultural Center

More than half a year after releasing a petition calling for the establishment of a Disability Cultural Center (DCC), the students leading the push—and Georgetown’s disabled community at large—have the... Read more

By August 9, 2021

Features

A spotlight at the end of the tunnel? Theater reopenings prompt questions of accessibility

The future of theatre looms ahead.

By May 28, 2021

News

Following a history of disability activism, students push for a Disability Cultural Center

GUSA’s Accessibility Policy Team has launched a campaign for the establishment of a Disability Cultural Center (DCC) that would support the disabled community on Georgetown’s campus.

By January 5, 2021

News

Accessibility and accommodation concerns rise to the forefront of student advocacy

Just last week, Georgetown students settled into the likely-difficult semester of online learning ahead. While virtual school is widely acknowledged as a general inconvenience for most students, for students who... Read more

By September 4, 2020

Opinion

Popping the Georgetown Bubble

"My classmates would walk around with thousand-dollar winter coats, wear designer bags, and avoid Leo’s at their every convenience. Meanwhile, I added three jobs to my plate and was juggling more than I could handle. Going from classes in Walsh to shifts in Reynolds (a hike), I often found it near impossible to ever leave the Bubble or even to discover any clubs I was passionate about."

By June 28, 2020

News

Landre and Burdman Begin Terms as Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners

Anna Landre (SFS ’21) was sworn into her role as a commissioner on the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2E on Feb. 4. She is joined by Matias Burdman (COL ’21), who... Read more

By February 13, 2019

Voices

Helpless in Henle: Lessons Learned from a Broken Leg

My lack of athleticism was never more apparent than a few Saturday nights ago when I gracefully tumbled down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, bruising my pride and breaking... Read more

By April 16, 2015