Mission
The Disability Law Caucus is an open and inclusive organization dedicated to providing a community and support students with all types of disabilities at the Washington University School of Law and to the advancement of equal rights for individuals with disabilities.
We are committed to the ideal of “nothing without us”– the idea that individuals with disabilities should be present in all industries and professions including the legal profession, to bring a perspective of accessibility and inclusion. To this end, we’re an organization open to all and committed to raising awareness about the issues of disabled people in general, in the legal profession, and here at WashU Law.
Get in touch with the Disability Law Caucus!
- Join the Disability Law Caucus, 2024-2025 GroupMe or join our mailing list (link forthcoming).
- Email our co-presidents: Dana Lamkin, d.lamkin@wustl.edu and Elizabeth Goblirsch, egoblirsch@wustl.edu.
- Attend our upcoming events: No Stupid Questions Night, date and room tbd, but it will be in November!
- Have an accessibility need for an upcoming DLC event? Let us know with this anonymous Google Form or email us.
WashU Campus Resources
- To request accommodations from the school, fill out an accommodations request with the Disability Resources Office. You can contact Disability Resources by email at disabilityresources@wustl.edu, or by phone at 314-935-5970.
- To request urgent/emergency financial assistance in obtaining accessibility devices/ software/etc., you can apply to the Student Bar Association’s Student Emergency Relief Fund.
- To report a physical accessibility problem on campus (for example, if an automatic door is not working, or if a room that you need to get to lacks an automatic door altogether), you can email the law school facilities department.
- To request assistance with urgent/emergency physical accessibility problems on campus (for example, if you are currently trapped in between two non-functioning automatic doors), call campus police at 314-935-5555. For people for whom calling a phone number is not an accessible solution, please know that we have asked the campus administration, and we will post the relevant contact information here as soon as we have it!
- If you have experienced or observed harassment related to disability or accommodations (or other bias related harassment and discrimination), you can report these to the school’s Bias Report and Support System (BRSS). Reports can be made anonymously.
External Resources
The National Disabled Law Students Association (NDLSA) is a national organization that supports disabled law students and graduates; their website has a lot of resources for disabled students and allies!
Paraquad is a St. Louis independence-focused disability organization that offers events, resources, support groups, and trainings.