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With nearly three years of involvement in the SAO, Cáceres brings valuable experience under his wing — from understanding the core conduct case work of the office to facing the

A conversation about accommodating students with disabilities with a vice provost for undergraduate education. I’ve been getting to know Oliver O’Reilly through our work together on the 2U/edX University Advisory Council. During these meetings, there is never enough time to talk one on one, so I had the idea of taking the questions I wanted to ask Oliver to this venue. Oliver graciously agreed to this plan.

The aforementioned cancellation of DSP drop-in hours and the portal being temporarily down now seem like only the tip of a far greater iceberg. Students with disabilities should not have to wait anymore to feel like they can stay afloat.

It is critical that individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts can see light at the end of the tunnel. UC Berkeley should do everything in its power to provide students who are struggling with a sense of lasting hope.

UC Berkeley’s Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP, was established in its original form under the name “Rolling Quads” in 1969 and preceded the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, by nearly 20 years.