
Dr. Cort Schneider
Director, Disability Services
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Education
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Profile
The Director of Disability Services serves as an effective leader and visionary for a campus culture that recognizes and celebrates the disability experience, and strives for inclusion and accessibility in all aspects of the Richmond community. The DDS actively fosters and forms collaborative relationships with other offices on campus to foster an inclusive and welcoming campus experience that support students with disabilities in having equal access to the benefits of a University of Richmond education. The DDS also serves a vital role in the interpretation and application of all federal and state laws and regulations related to disability services for students, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as any University policies. This position directs and supervises services and accommodations for all enrolled and prospective Disabled students, as well as the supervision of all Accessibility Specialists in the office.
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Publications
BooksSchneider, C. (2013). Running for Normalcy, Identity Development and the Disability Blues: An Autoethnography that Explores One Man’s Quest to Come to Terms with His Disability. Germany: Scholars' Press.Schneider C. (2019). The Trail of Miles: A Disabled Runner’s Memoir. Texas: Black Rose WritingJournal ArticlesFamily Disability and Identity. Considering Disability (October 2016) https://cdjournal.scholasticahq.com/issue/229The Able-Bodied Hegemony: The Social Construction of Disability - The Intuitive Anthology The Electronic Publication About Leadership Culture & Schooling (April, 2005). http://www.units.muohio.edu/EAP/edl/programs/anth_Ini/chi/COM05002.html
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