Welcome to DSP! Compassion, integrity, and community are a few of my highest values.
Both inside and outside of my role as a Disability Specialist, I thrive in purposefully envisioning the future, and emboldening others in reaching their educational and personal aspirations. As a person with multiple disabilities, I was a first-generation college student grappling with the social and attitudinal barriers that can exist in the pursuit of a word-class degree at a competitive university. I bring these experiences to my role as a specialist.
Navi (nah-vee) Dhanota's (de-no-ta) portfolio has been focused on supporting students with disabilities to succeed in post-secondary education, using an anti-oppressive and transnational disability/disablement perspective. Navi (she/her) joined the Disabled Student's Program in 2022, as a Disability Specialist. For five years, Navi held the role of an Accessibility Consultant at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. Primarily, she worked with students in the health sciences; during this time she identified opportunities for building the...
Greetings! My name is Vineeta Ram (pronounced Vee-nee-ta Rahm). I’ve spent the last 5 years working with students in various roles and positions in disability services in the Midwest. Prior to this, I trained and worked as an Occupational Therapist and Rehabilitation Counselor in various hospitals and non-profits.
My own academic journey has largely influenced my work and interest in improving access and equity in higher education. I received my Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from the University of Illinois in Chicago with a focus on creating accessible services and programming...
Katie Sadler (she/her) has been working in higher education serving students for more than ten years. Katie has a background in student housing, and first engaged in disability services by providing reasonable accommodations in student living environments. Katie has a Bachelors degree from the University of Arizona, where she studied Media Arts, English, and Anthropology, and has a Masters of Education degree from the University of Vermont in Higher Education and Student Affairs. In her free time, Katie enjoys curling up with a good Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel, digging around in her garden...
Hello! I started as a specialist with DSP in 2022, and worked with people with disabilities for about 10 years prior to coming to Berkeley. I started while I was an undergrad at UCLA, working with children on the autism spectrum to carry out behavioral intervention programs. I later earned a master's degree from Columbia University and worked in special education classrooms, in homes, and in a center based treatment program carrying out behavior analytic programs with children and adults on the spectrum. From there I shifted into higher education, where I worked in disability...
Hello! My name is Jenny Schuelke (she/her/hers) and I joined DSP as the Assistant Disability Specialist in March of 2022. My academic background includes a B.A. in Psychology from Biola University, and I am currently working on my M.S. in Disability Services in Higher Education from City University of New York School of Professional Studies. I have worked with students of all ages in several settings and look forward to getting to know the community at Cal more! I am passionate about providing support to students and believe in an equitable, person-centered approach to...