Kate analyzed previous research about effective training components, interviewed accessibility specialists, and met with students that had personal experience with a disability to develop a training targeted at student organizations on the Samford campus to address disability & ableism awareness, disability etiquette, and advocacy with the goal of providing them a pathway to make future events  more accessible.  Kate created a questionnaire to measure training participants’ change in knowledge and attitudes toward the Disability Community. All active student organizations at Samford were invited to attend this interactive training. Organizations that did not attend in person were invited to complete an online version of the training and an in-person consultation to address practically incorporating the training into the mission of the organization. Following this training, she tracked the advertisement of accommodations for events held by student organizations.

As a result of the project:

• 96 active student organizations on Samford’s campus completed the Inclusivity Training  
• 29 student organizations completed the online training and a one-on-one consultation  
• 49 students completed the pre and post training questionnaires
• 40 student organizations that attended the training provided accommodations for at least one event throughout the 2023-24 school year
• 27 student organizations provided accommodations for 3+ events
• Over 100 student events provided accommodations