Recent Posts

Ramos Interviewed by American Council for the Blind

Erick Marco Ramos, an English PhD candidate at IUP, was recently interviewed by the American Council for the Blind.

Burkholder Recognized with 2023 Coppler Disability Awareness Award

The recipient of the 2022–23 Coppler Disability Awareness Award is Taylor Burkholder.

2023 Coppler Disability Awareness Award Nominations

Nominations are being sought for the 2023 Coppler Disability Awareness Award.

Join Honor Society for College Students with Disabilities

Membership to Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society is open to all IUP undergraduate or graduate students who simply identify as having a disability.

Dugan and Flowers Present at AAPI Foreign Languages Department’s Presentation of “Confetti”

Catherine Dugan (Department for Disability Access and Advising, D2A2) and April Flowers (graduate, biology) presented “Dyslexia: Facts and Experiences” at the screening of Confetti, hosted by Shijuan (“Laurel”) Liu as a part of Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month.

Dugan, Flowers, Ramos, Vanier, and Woods Present at EGO Conference

Catherine Dugan (Department for Disability Access and Advising, D2A2) moderated and presented at a panel discussion on “The Student Experience: Disability and the Classroom” at the annual IUP EGO (English Graduate Organization) conference in April 2022.

Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society Hosts Induction and Graduation Recognition Ceremony

The Beta Zeta (IUP) chapter of the Delta Alpha Pi International (DAPi) Honor Society, hosted by the Department for Disability Access and Advising (D2A2), inducted 19 new members in late April 2022. This included 13 undergraduate and six graduate student

Freiman Recognized with 2022 Coppler Disability Awareness Award

The recipient of the 2021–22 Coppler Disability Awareness Award is Bonnie Freiman, an undergraduate disability services major in IUP's College of Education and Communications, seeking double minors in both child development/family relations and biology.

Membership in Honor Society for College Students with Disabilities

Membership to Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society is open to all IUP undergraduate or graduate students who simply identify as having a disability.

2022 Coppler Disability Awareness Award Nominations

Nominations sought for the 2022 Coppler Disability Awareness Award

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Disability Access and Advising (D2A2) is pleased to announce that October is National Disability Employment Awareness month!

Doyle Recognized with 2021 Coppler Disability Awareness Award

The recipient of the 2021 Coppler Disability Awareness Award is Brianna Doyle, a PhD student in IUP’s English program for Composition and Applied Linguistics.

Membership in Honor Society for College Students with Disabilities

Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society was established to recognize high-achieving students with disabilities who are attending college and universities as undergraduate or graduate students. If you meet the criteria for DAPi  membership, and are interested in joining this semester, please contact us.

2021 Coppler Disability Awareness Award Nominations

The Coppler Award honors and gives recognition to an IUP student (undergraduate or graduate) who has displayed exemplary and creative contributions within the past academic year (beyond the requisites of their major) toward disability awareness, advocacy, accessibility, support, and/or education.

Free Virtual Career Fair for Job Seekers with Disabilities, March 23

Are you a person with a disability looking for a career opportunity or internship? Bender Consulting Services (based out of Pittsburgh) is holding a Virtual Career Fair for job seekers with disabilities on March 23, 2021.

Free Virtual Career Fair for Job Seekers with Disabilities, November 10

Are you a person with a disability looking for a career opportunity or internship? Bender Consulting Services (based out of Pittsburgh) is holding a Virtual Career Fair for job seekers with disabilities on November 10, 2020.

Free Virtual Career Fair for Job Seekers With Disabilities, August 5

Are you a person with a disability looking for a career opportunity or internship? Bender Consulting Services (based out of Pittsburgh) is holding a Virtual Career Fair for job seekers with disabilities on August 5, 2020.

Eckerd Recognized With 10th Annual Coppler Disability Awareness Award

The recipient of the 10th annual Ray Coppler Disability Awareness Award is Emily Eckerd. She will be presented with the award during the spring Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society’s spring ceremony on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. (EST) via Zoom.

Free Virtual Career Fair for Job Seekers with Disabilities

Are you a person with a disability looking for a career opportunity or internship? Bender Consulting Services (based out of Pittsburgh) is holding a Virtual Career Fair for job seekers with disabilities on April 21, 2020.

2020 Coppler Disability Awareness Award Nominations

Nominations are now being sought for the 10th annual Coppler Disability Awareness Award, honoring and giving recognition to an IUP student who has displayed exemplary and creative contributions within the past year (beyond the requisites of their major) toward disability awareness, advocacy, accessibility, support, and/or education.