The following list of posts is filtered
Clear Filter
Posts
~5 million disabled people under the LGBTQ+ umbrella
June marks National LGBTQ+ Pride Month and offers the nation the opportunity to reflect on the incredible contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. Our nation is at its best when it welcomes,...
June 9, 2022
·
8:25 AM
Resources, Support and Access to Quality Care Matter!
Each year, millions of people navigate the lived experience of mental illness. UMBC's Office of Accessibility and Disability Services, in solidarity with Student Disability Services, joins the...
May 6, 2022
·
8:40 AM
April has a Wealth of Experiences
Autism - from Awareness to Acceptance April is known as Autism Awareness Month, including April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day (link). In listening to many within the Autism community -...
April 21, 2022
·
8:21 AM
Embracing Inclusion for Women's History Month
Accessibility and Disability Services and Student Disability Services celebrates Women's History Month, calling to mind all women who have contributed to pivotal moments and events in history and...
March 4, 2022
·
2:48 PM
Show Your Stripes> 2/28 UMBC Sustainability Contest
Join ADS and Student Disability Services and campus partner UMBC Sustainability to celebrate and honor Rare Disease Day on February 28th. Check out Accessibility Matters' Awareness Page with...
February 22, 2022
·
5:05 PM
Navigating mental health conditions in the classroom
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research (Transitions ACR) produced a new video series providing evidence-based information and strategies for college faculty members on how to support the...
February 15, 2022
·
11:18 AM
Black and DisAbility history are intertwined: learn more...
Accessibility and Disability Service and Student Disability Services highlight Black History Month. Rediscover how some members of the Black Civil Rights Movement also played essential roles as...
February 2, 2022
·
9:06 AM
Disability-inclusive leadership and participation matters
December 3rd is the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities, honoring the United Nation's commitment for promoting the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. The day raises...
December 3, 2021
·
10:19 AM
Small steps, including awareness, yield big health dividends
World Diabetes Day (November 14th) fell on a Sunday - within Diabetes Awareness Month - it was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Foundation and the World Health Organization to...
November 15, 2021
·
12:39 PM
Read all about it on Inside Higher Ed
Campus disability support departments want to get the word out about how students may be affected by long COVID. The Long COVID Task Force work, including the role of UMBC's very own Service...
October 22, 2021
·
3:52 PM