The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s mission is to enrich the academic experience for each student through education, research, and service. The University believes disability is an essential component on our campus and values the unique experiences of each student.
Mission Statement
DSS provides an accessible university experience through collaboration with UAB partners. These partnerships create a campus where individuals with disabilities have equal access to programs, activities, and opportunities by identifying and removing barriers, providing individualized services, and facilitating accommodations.
DSS serves as the university-appointed office charged with providing institution-wide advisement, consultation, and training on disability-related topics which include legal and regulatory compliance, universal design, and disability scholarship.
Staff
![Allison Solomon](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/solomon_headshot_2023-min-5f0212be35c264f0c2fe759596e61003.jpg)
Allison Solomon
Executive Director
ADA/504 Compliance Officer
![Valerie DuBose](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/Valerie-Dubose-2_2-min-4e9165a4feb3790838905ec1b3e396f9.jpg)
Valerie DuBose
Associate Director
![Sherri Moultrie](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/Sherri_Moultrie-341f37f921cdc2045749b5455d3541d9.jpg)
Sherri Moultrie
Assistant Director
![Jamie Brazell](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/RS54595_Jamie Brazell-002-4483-1b67cc392591629aa646296cf3fafdd1.jpg)
Jamie Brazell
Case Manager
![Elisa Wright](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/Elisa Wright Headshot 1-25d59bf05fa5735bdd607d7b161bb846.jpg)
Elisa Wright
Program Coordinator II
![Jalan Cunningham](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/Jalan-Cunningham-3-min_1-1633507414a596b6e35f261a365c60a0.jpg)
Jalan Cunningham
Accessible Technology Coordinator
![Kim Oswald](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/Kimberly-Oswald-2_1-min-5e0b672d0cb8defdf948d4b2fe025082.jpg)
Kim Oswald
Case Manager
![Samantha H. Wadsworth](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/Samantha-Wadsworth-3-min-7d73dc8d8a2f4d3bc3176f9d16954004.jpg)
Samantha H. Wadsworth
ADA Investigator/Faculty Advisor
![Brooke Namie](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/Brooke Namie Headshot-22afe0f52326d3d7259bd97b544d133d.jpg)
Brooke Namie
Graduate Assistant
![Toluwanimi Praise](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/Toluwanimi Praise Esan Headshot-b29bf7bc4dfafcd3d20bdfa485fb368d.jpg)
Toluwanimi Praise
Graduate Assistant
![Carmen Brown](/students/disability/media/widgetkit/Carmen Brown Headshot-b2b0f5d9036fd238669bbda9088ebdbc.jpg)
Carmen Brown
Graduate Assistant