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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.Leigh Culley is 51精品视频鈥檚 interim assistant vice chancellor for accessibility
, who has served as 51精品视频鈥檚 director of Disability Resources and Services (DRS) since 2015, has been named interim assistant vice chancellor for accessibility within the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, effective immediately.
In the role, Culley will work on new initiatives, including a focus on campuswide accessibility infrastructure, digital accessibility compliance and inclusion efforts for neurodiverse individuals.
Culley (EDUC 鈥02G) has been a key part of the DRS team since 2002, when she began work as a coordinator of services. She has steered DRS through a period of considerable growth in both the breadth and number of services offered to students, faculty and staff.
鈥淎long with her team, Leigh has managed this increased workload with compassion, attention to detail and a commitment to deepening the University鈥檚 sense of belonging and inclusion for every member of the community,鈥 Clyde Wilson Pickett, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, said in a written release.
This year, the work of Culley and her team to assist faculty and staff helped earn the University a Leading Disability Employer Seal from the National Organization on Disability.
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Photography by听Emily O'Donnell