Disability Alliance at Yale Relaunch event.

About Us

Disability Alliance at Yale is open to all Yale employees, including staff, faculty, and postdocs, with or without a disability, representing a diverse range of departments and interests at Yale.

We strive to do the following: 

  • Share interests, agendas and voices of people impacted by any type of disability 
  • Create a personal and professional network for all Yale employees, including those impacted by disability.
  • Support and collaborate with other Yale Employee Resource Groups.
  • Increase awareness of issues related to disability through learning opportunities, social activities, and participation in outreach activities. 
  • Develop and sustain links with other disability related groups at Yale as well as the New Haven and state disability community.

Contact

Email: day@yale.edu

For more information:
Employee Engagement and Workplace Culture

Katie Sadowski

Katie Sadowski

Co-Chair, 2026-2028

Program Manager, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic, Yale Law School
katherine.sadowski@yale.edu

Katherine (Katie) Sadowski serves as Program Manager and Paralegal for the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic at Yale Law School, which provides law students with clinical experience and legal training and delivers free legal services to innovative, mission-driven start-up ventures. She manages communications, budgets, infrastructure, and reporting and analytics, while also performing paralegal functions for the clinic.

Prior to joining Yale in 2018, Katie held positions in the investment management and private funds group of Day Pitney LLP and the business and finance department of Shipman & Goodwin LLP, where she worked on corporate, transactional, and securities matters with clients that included private investment funds, investment advisers, commercial banks, and seed and venture stage companies. She has also worked with deal teams on mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.  

Katie also serves as Co-Chair of the Disability Alliance at Yale (DAY), one of Yale’s ten Employee Resource Groups, where she leads advocacy, education, and community-building efforts.  From 2023 to 2026, she co-chaired DAY’s Communications Subcommittee and authored DAY’s monthly newsletter.

Katie holds a Bachelor of Arts from Elon University, a Master of Arts from The New School for Social Research, a paralegal certificate from San Francisco State University, and a Master of Fine Arts from Fairfield University.

Josh Rucker

Josh Rucker

Co-Chair, 2026-2028

Accessibility Planner, Yale University Office of Facilities, Office of the University Architect
josh.rucker@yale.edu

Josh joined Yale University in 2024 as an Accessibility Planner with Yale University Office of the University Architect. He has over 18 years of accessibility compliance and program experience and is passionate about supporting and promoting inclusive and accessible built environments. He is a certified Accessibility Inspector / Plans Examiner with the International Code Council and has advanced skills in federal and local physical accessibility compliance including the Americans with Disabilities Act. Josh previously served as a Compliance Manager at Columbia University and the Deputy ADA Coordinator at University of Connecticut. He most recently was the Northeast Market Director for Accessibility Services of the international engineering consulting firm, Jensen Hughes, prior to coming to Yale.

Sub-committees

  • Banner Campaign 
  • Newsletter 
  • Website 
  • Yale Day of Service 
  • DAY Community Stories 

Past Co-chairs 

Nick Simons
Department: Security Operations
Term: 2024 to 2026

Julie Linden
Department: LIBSCR AUL Scholarly Resources
Term: 2022 to 2024

Daniel Cress
Department: David Geffen School of Drama
Term: 2021 to 2023 

Amy Holt
Department: Public Safety
Term: 2020 to 2022 

Melanie Norton
Department: Cushing Whitney Medical Library
Term: 2019 to 2021 

Tracy MacMath
Department: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Term: 2018 to 2020 

Cindy Greenspun
Department: Sterling Memorial Library Information Technology
Term: 2016 to 2019 

Michael W. Harris
Department: Information Technology Services
Term: 2016 to 2018 

Robin Paraiso
Department: Employee Resources
Term: 2016 to 2016