Students and staff advocate for improved physical and academic accessibility at Pitt

By Ella Pochron, Staff Writer  • October 24, 2025

Within Oakland’s hilly terrain and continuous construction, students and faculty feel a necessity for improving accessibility on campus.

Students express frustrations obtaining Disability Resources & Services accommodations

By Emma Wu, Staff Writer • March 24, 2025

Pitt students have struggled with obtaining necessary accommodations from Pitt Disability Resources & Services for years. Students share difficulties they’ve had and how they are trying to make the administration hear students’ voices.

As accommodation requests increase, students, faculty call for more testing resources

By Briana Bindus, Staff Writer • January 29, 2024

Robin Kear, president of Pitt’s faculty assembly, highlighted a 250% increase in Disability Resources and Accommodations since 2000 during the January 10 Faculty Assembly meeting. This increase has left...

‘Tired and frustrated’: Students with disabilities express concerns with Pitt’s accessibility, Disability Resources and Services

By Madilyn Cianci and Pamela Smith • April 21, 2023

Students receiving accommodations from Pitt’s Disability Resources and Services discuss their concerns with the office — such as miscommunication and campus inaccessibility — in hopes of change at Pitt.

The big names: people to know at Pitt

By Jacob Mraz, Staff Writer • August 4, 2022

Let’s face it, these first few weeks on campus are likely to be a whirlwind. Right now students are more worried about getting IDs, figuring out where classes are and making friends than remembering a name they briefly heard at orientation.

New Pitt Disability Community creates a group for faculty and staff with disabilities

By Elizabeth Primrose, Staff Writer • April 7, 2021

Chloe Shearer was shocked upon being hired last November to find that Pitt did not have a faculty and staff community group for people with disabilities. So she took it upon herself to start one.

Students with disability accommodations adjust to virtual learning environment

By Rashi Ranjan, Senior Staff Writer • March 10, 2021

Students are finding it more difficult to find support for their disabilities due to remote learning. Pitt’s Office of Disability Resources and Services is providing different accommodations, such as increasing time limits on Canvas.

Pitt student alleges University housing discrimination

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Staff Writer • November 14, 2019

A Pitt student filed a housing discrimination complaint in September with the federal government.