UConn Disabilities Interest Group

UConn Health's Disabilities Interest Group (UConn DIG) is a student-led organization that strives to promote disability-conscious medicine through community outreach, curricular development, service, and political advocacy. We spearhead a variety of activities, including local volunteering, an elective course of disability issues in healthcare, and service events that connect students with the local disability community. Disability is a component of identity deserving of recognition and respect. We aim to create an inclusive environment for students with disabilities and chronic illness to provide support, information, and allyship. UConn DIG welcomes students of all backgrounds and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome membership from health students in other medical fields. UConn DIG is advised by faculty at the University of Connecticut's Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). UConn DIG is allied with the Citizens Coalition for Equal Access (CC=A), a local disability advocacy organization in the greater Hartford Area. UConn DIG is an official chapter of the national student organization Medical Students With Disability and Chronic Illness (www.msdci.org)