Alison May

Alison May '97, Ph.D., returned to Dartmouth in 2019 and serves as Assistant Dean & Senior Director of Student Accessibility Services (SAS). Alison is committed to fostering strong partnerships with faculty, administrators, and other staff in support of enhancing campus-wide access and implementing reasonable accommodations for disabled students. Her focus thus far has been launching and enhancing a comprehensive accommodation database to more fully serve students and faculty, overhauling SAS' website to clarify processes, and expanding utilization of SAS' A11y Testing Center. Alison has worked in accessibility and/or Student Support Services at four institutions for over 20 years, most recently in AccessibleNU at Northwestern University. She promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and access as campus-wide responsibilities, striving to raise awareness regarding microaggressions and promote universal design for learning. As such, she is thrilled to be part of the Accessible Dartmouth Initiative Leadership Team.