Community Agreements
By bringing awareness to the ableism and systemic oppression all around us, the DRC hopes to bolster the incredibly diverse disability community and strengthen the ally network at PSU. The DRC is a safer space where we value intersecting identities and differences that influence who we are and how we interact with the world around us. The DRC is committed to interrupting ableism, racism, ethnicism, heterosexism, cissexism, ageism, xenophobia, anti-fat bias, and other systems of oppression and marginalization. We invite the disability community to join us in this commitment.
While you are in our space, our goal is to maintain a culture of respect by being conscious of all types of privilege and our own words and actions. We can demonstrate respect in the following ways:
- Recognize that language is powerful and impacts people in different ways
- Acknowledge the difference between intent and impact
- Challenge your assumptions about others
- Encourage growth by calling in
- Be accountable to yourself and what you bring to the community
- Listen to others’ experiences and learn from them
- Take action to reduce ablest behavior in ourselves and others
- Respect other’s vulnerability and avoid harm whenever possible
Mask statement:
The DRC stands in solidarity with our community, including those who are immunocompromised or who may have other reasons to choose to remain masked. While masking is no longer required, those who want to support the community by wearing a mask in our space are welcome to do so.
You may see more people than usual wearing masks in the DRC space. Please respect others who may need to wear masks for their protection and those who wear masks to support them.