This page highlights the peer resources that may not be sponsored by the SAS office. SAS provides these resources due to their connection to accessibility at Yale. Please use the links listed for more information about each organization.
Peer Resources
Yale College
- 1-1 Mentoring, Workshops, Group Mentoring: From the Academic Strategies Program, individual peer academic mentoring to develop strategies that work best in regard to each student’s unique goals, responsibilities, and challenges; workshops that focus on reading techniques for different fields, study techniques, time management, public speaking, and more.
- ASL@Y
- Contact: Chisom Ofomata chisom.ofomata@yale.edu
- Contact: Chisom Ofomata chisom.ofomata@yale.edu
- Delta Alpha Pi: Delta Alpha Pi is an international honor society for students with disabilities. Yale formed its first chapter in early 2023. Delta Alpha Pi works with both the Yale College and Graduate/Professional schools.
- Contact: George Karadzhov george.karadzhov@bulldogs.yale.edu
- Susan Olson susan.olson@yale.edu
- Diabetes Link
- Contact: Arden Parrish arden.parrish@yale.edu
- Contact: Arden Parrish arden.parrish@yale.edu
- Disability Empowerment for Yale (DEFY): Yale’s only undergraduate cross-disability community organization that seeks to create a space that is welcoming of all disability community members at Yale College who are looking for support and understanding.
- Contact: Chisom Ofomata chisom.ofomata@yale.edu
- Group Contact: defy.board@gmail.com
- Disability Peer Mentorship Program (DPMP): DPMP aims to pair students with mentors of similar backgrounds. The goal is to create a sense of community and a network of support within the disabled community at Yale. DMPM works with both the Yale College and Graduate/Professional schools.
- Contact: Sara Siwiecki sara.siwiecki@yale.edu
- Group Contact: Geoff Canales geoffrey.canales@yale.edu
- Peer Liaison Program: This program provides mentoring through events and initiatives that aim to support first-year students through their transition to Yale College, especially those who belong to systematically minoritized groups. (Note: For more information on the Peer Liaison Program as it pertains to the SAS, please visit the SAS Peer Liaison page.)
- Walden Peer Counseling: An anonymous and confidential hotline and walk-in peer counseling service staffed by Yale undergraduates to talk about anything on your mind.
- Yale Student Mental Health Association (YSMHA): The Yale Student Mental Health Association (previously known as Mind Matters) is a student organization that raises awareness about mental health issues in the Yale community and beyond.
Graduate and Professional Schools
Below are the contact information for disability affinity groups affiliated with the graduate and professional schools.
- Accessibility SIG at YSE (Yale School of Environment)
- Cate York cate.york@yale.edu
- Cate York cate.york@yale.edu
- DEPHY: YSPH (Yale School of Public Health)
- Liv Delgado liv.delgado@yale.edu
- Campbell Mitchell campbell.mitchell@yale.edu
- Disability Empowerment for David Geffen School of Drama (DEFY Drama) (School of Drama)
- Madeline Charne madeline.charne@yale.edu
- Jessy Yates jessy.yates@yale.edu
- Disability Studies Network
- Yushi Zhang yushi.zhang@yale.edu
- Group Contact: disability.studies@mailman.yale.edu
- Disabled Law Students Association (DLSA) (Law Student group) (formerly ThinkDifferent)
- Laura Bairett laura.bairett@yale.edu
- Group Contact: yls.dlsa@yale.edu
- DivineAbilities (Divinity School)
- Spencer Law spencer.law@yale.edu
- Courtney Esteves courtney.esteves@yale.edu
- Graduate Student Disability Alliance (GSAS)
- gsda.leadership@gmail.com
- Victoria Rai victoria.rai@yale.edu
- Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness at Yale (Medical and PA School)
- Eva Rest eva.rest@yale.edu
- Eva Rest eva.rest@yale.edu