The Disability Resource Center is striving to create a paradigmn shift in our thinking about disability. Here at Missouri State University, we are in the process of reframing disability from a negative medical malady to a positive individual difference and promoting disability pride. The paper linked below is our committment to Universal Design and how we are working toward this change in philosophy. I encourage you to review the document below and join us in our endeavors. Please also take the time to review our web pages regarding our philosophy and disability pride.