Accessibility Resources Staff
Program Director
Michael S. Southern
Director, Accessibility Resources
Direct all office operations and provides support for students within: College of Law and College of Medicine
Accommodation Coordinators
Matthew Sauer, PhD
Accommodation Coordinator
Provides advocacy and direct accommodation support for students within: Arts and Sciences, Social Work, CECH (Criminal Justice, Education and Human Services) Adult Learning Center
Whitney Saunders, MS
Assistant Director, Accessibility Resources
Provides advocacy and direct accommodation support for students within: Allied Health, Business, CCM, DAAP, Engineering, Nursing, Pharmacy, Housing, Parking and Assistance Animal accommodations
Communication Access Team - CAT
Katherine Vance, MS, NIC, SC:L
Associate Director for Accessibility
Provide oversight of centrally coordinated American Sign Language (ASL)/English interpreting and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services, as well as access to digital content, including closed captioning and document remediation.
Amy Adkins, NIC
Team Lead - ASL/English Interpreter
Provides oversite of CART and ASL/English Interpreter direct contractors.
Akilah Z. Richardson
ASL/English Interpreter
ASL/English interpretation, interpreter coordination
Stacey Denson, NIC
ASL/English Interpreter
ASL/English interpretation, interpreter coordination
Katheryn Lane
Electronic & Digital Accessibility Specialist
Accessible Media Specialist, Captioning, Alternative Media
Lisa Farris, NIC
Service and Communication Coordinator
Coordinates interpreting and CART services.