Cornellians Advocate for Accessibility

By ELIZABETH GARDNER Sun Contributor

Beyond typical struggles with essays and prelim studying, many Cornellians face additional barriers to their learning experiences due to disabilities and injuries.

Cornell provides different accessibility resources, including Student Disability Services and CULift. However, students, professors and the Disability Advocates Union are advocating for a more accessible campus.

SDS seeks to provide students with accessible, equitable and inclusive learning opportunities. it is within their scope of care to diagnose and treat the most common gynecological issues in the student population, including the majority of pelvic pain conditions,” Pollack wrote.

"SDS works with individual students on a case-by-case basis to determine reasonable accommodations to facilitate their access to learning, living and other experiences," wrote Beth Parrott, interim director of SDS, in an email to The Sun.

According to Parrott, students can complete an online Disability SelfDisclosure Form, call or email SDS to get in contact with a staff member.

Pollack also stated that primary care clinicians may refer patients who require advanced specialty care or surgical intervention to gynecology providers in the larger Ithaca community, who are qualified to manage most chronic pelvic pain conditions. She noted that the local providers to which Cornell Health refers students partake in the Student Health Plan.

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