The DCC is open to all students, regardless of disability identity, disclosure, or affiliation with the McBurney Center. It can be used by students as a space to study, learn, or relax during open hours. All students are welcome to explore their relationship to disability and develop an appreciation for disability culture.
The DCC encompasses physical space, programming, and community to uplift, affirm, and celebrate disability identity and culture on campus. Disability culture is the shared history, traditions, and experiences of disabled people. Disability culture happens when disabled people are creating, being, and doing from a place of disability and is present in visual art, film, music, sports, activism, and more. Holding all this, the DCC intends to increase disabled belonging and appreciation of disability culture at UW-Madison.
Location
702 W. Johnson St, Room #2096 (2nd floor is accessible via stairs or elevator)
Campus map showing McBurney Center location
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30AM-4:30PM
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Disability Cultural Center (DCC) Event Calendar
- August
- August 29Badgers on the BusTransit Know-How for UW-Madison Students12:00 PM, East Campus Mall, outside Student Activity Center
- September
- September 5
- September 10
- September 12
DCC Staff
Helen Rottier
Position title: Program Coordinator
Email:
helen.rottier
Phone: (608) 262-2753
Accessing the DCC
Location
The DCC space is located in room 2096 at 702 W. Johnson Street (in the same building as the McBurney Disability Resource Center) and is accessible via elevator or stairs. Consult our contact page for more information on getting to the McBurney Center.
Signing in
When you visit the DCC, please complete the electronic sign-in form. You can also access the form by scanning the QR codes posted in the space. You can complete the form anonymously by leaving the space for name and email blank. Thank you for signing in – this helps us track how the space is being used.
Disability Cultural Center Offerings
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Masks
N95 masks and surgical masks are available immediately to the left when entering the DCC. You’re welcome to take and wear a mask if you are able. Masks are not required in the DCC, but certain events will request and encourage attendees to wear masks.
Social Battery Badges
Social battery badges are provided, along with visual instructions in the space for how to use them. The badges are plastic sleeves, each with three colored cards inside. Display the card that matches your preference: Green = I want to have a conversation, come say hi! Yellow = Please only talk to me if we have met before. Red = Please do not talk to me.
Snacks & Juice
Individually packaged snacks are freely available on the counter near the sink. Some snacks may contain allergens – please read food labels carefully. There is juice or soda in the mini fridge near the sink. Please dispose of your snack wrappers in the trash – there is a trash can that pulls out of the counter to the left of the sink. Please use one of the cleaning wipes provided to wipe down any surfaces where you ate your snack.
Coffee, Tea, & Hot Chocolate
The DCC has a Keurig to make hot beverages and a selection of coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Ensure the machine is plugged in and the water reservoir is full. Lift the front handle of the machine to insert a coffee pod; for tea and hot chocolate, you will run the machine without a pod. Place a cup or mug on the front of the machine. Press power, select the size of your mug (8, 10, 12 oz.), and press the center button marked “K” to start.
Games, Fidgets, & Craft Supplies
There are fidgets and activities available throughout the space. If you are interested in an activity that is not readily available (for example, if the beads are on the shelf and you want to make a bracelet), you are welcome to pull stuff out of storage bins and cupboards. Please tidy up after yourself and return or rotate activities back to where they are stored. Storage bins and cupboards are labeled.