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Context Behind the Senate Vote on the Committee of Institutional Accessibility

February 11, 2026 Tessa Bigelow, Emma Ferrigno, Lila Glanville, and Katherine Sterling

Case Green in the summer. Image courtesy of Flickr.

Last week, the Skidmore SGA Senate voted on a proposal to create a Committee on Institutional Accessibility. The resolution needed a ⅚ majority to pass and failed in a 12-6-1 (yes-no-abstain) vote. The decision to vote against this legislative change should not be interpreted as a lack of commitment to accessibility. We all agree that the lack of accessibility is a serious issue that the college must address. We agree on the facts: Skidmore College has a great deal of work to do to become ADA-compliant, which is the minimum standard for accessibility.

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