{"id":61,"date":"2025-11-07T11:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/new-disability-resources\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:41:40","slug":"dssd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/dssd\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors of Services for Students with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Disability Resources Quick Links\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\"  id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t\t id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive wp-block-navigation\"><li data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;submenuOpenedBy&quot;: { &quot;click&quot;: false, &quot;hover&quot;: false, &quot;focus&quot;: false }, &quot;type&quot;: &quot;submenu&quot;, &quot;modal&quot;: null, &quot;previousFocus&quot;: null }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"wp-block-navigation-item has-child open-on-click wp-block-navigation-submenu\"><button data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isMenuOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggleMenuOnClick\" aria-label=\"Contacts &amp; Resources submenu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content wp-block-navigation-submenu__toggle\" ><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contacts &amp; Resources<\/span><\/button><span class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M1.50002 4L6.00002 8L10.5 4\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><ul data-wp-on--focus=\"actions.openMenuOnFocus\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container wp-block-navigation-submenu\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/contacts-resources\/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-coordinators\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinators<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/contacts-resources\/directors-of-services-for-students-with-disabilities\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Directors of Services for Students with Disabilities<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/contacts-resources\/disability-services-at-uw-campuses\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Disability Services at UW Campuses<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/contacts-resources\/roster\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">President&#8217;s Advisory Committee Members<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/pacdi\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">President&#8217;s Advisory Committee on Disability Issues<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/dssd\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Directors of Services for Students with Disabilities<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/universal-design-in-education-on-uw-system-campuses\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Universal Design in Education<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meetings occur once a month virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Services for Students with Disabilities Annual Report helps campus and Universities of Wisconsin administrators, faculty, and staff better understand this vital work and the importance of dedicating adequate resources to the efforts. The report tracks a core set of common data elements across UW universities, for the purposes of providing benchmarking data for each campus and to allow for system-level analyses of services and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The data collection and reporting efforts are coordinated through accessibility\/disability services directors. A sub-committee of directors and professional staff also assist with aggregating the data and drafting the report narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uwsa-document-list\" 0=\"doc-list\">\n\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/11\/UW_2024-2025_DisabilityServices_AnnualReport_Doc.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">2024-25 \u2013 Accessible Version<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/11\/UW_2024-2025_DisabilityServices_AnnualReport.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">2024-25 PDF<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/new-disability-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/11\/FINAL_-2023-24_UW_DisabilityServices_AnnualReport.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">2023-24 &#8211; Accessible Version<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/new-disability-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/11\/FINAL_-2023-24_UW_DisabilityServices_AnnualReport.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">2023-24 PDF<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/new-disability-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/11\/2022-23-UWSA-DisabilityServices-AnnualReport-FINAL.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">2022-23 &#8211; Accessible Version<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/new-disability-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/11\/2022-23-UWSA_DisabilityServices_AnnualReport_FINAL.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">2022-23 PDF<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/new-disability-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/11\/2021.22-UWSA_DisabilityServices_AnnualReport_FINAL.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">2021-22 PDF<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/new-disability-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/11\/2020.21-UWSA_DisabilityServices_AnnualReport_FINAL2.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">2020-21 PDF<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/new-disability-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/11\/2019.20-UWSA_DisabilityServices_AnnualReport_FINAL.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">2019-20 PDF<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The group consists of institutional representation from each UW university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shannon Aylesworth, <a href=\"mailto:aylessr@uwm.edu\">aylessr@uwm.edu<\/a>, Director of Accessibility Services, UW-Milwaukee (Group Convener)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Achter,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:john.achter@wisconsin.edu\">john.achter@wisconsin.edu<\/a>, Senior Director of Student Success and Wellbeing, Universities of Wisconsin (Group Liaison)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uwsa-callout-block\" style=\"background-color:#EEEEEE\"><h3 class=\"callout-main-title\">Group Members<\/h3><h4 class=\"callout-sub-title\">Contact information for group members<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/contacts-resources\/directors\/\" class=\"callout-button\" target=\"\">Directors of Services for Students with Disabilities<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meetings Meetings occur once a month virtually. 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