Our Vision

To make the University of West Florida (UWF) a recognized leader and institutional model for welcoming, including, accommodating, and supporting persons with disabilities.

Our Mission

To foster a non-discriminatory, inclusive and welcoming environment at the University of West Florida for students, faculty, staff, and other individuals with disabilities and to promote full access to the University's academic, administrative, and employment services and programs.

Our Values

• Inclusion - Learning and working environments that are devoid of artificial barriers that impede professional and educational development and full participation of individuals with disabilities.
• Equality and Accessibility - Actively promoting equal employment and educational opportunity and non-discrimination based on disability by reasonably accommodating established disabilities.
• Empowerment - Training and raising awareness of disability issues throughout the campus community.
• Partnerships - Providing leadership and collaborating with internal and community disability service providers to promote disability resource sharing and creative service provisions.