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Moving Ahead Inclusively 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 28, 2025
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2:32 PM
Words Matter: Affirming Identity and Co-creating Belonging
For Disability Awareness Month - take a look at UMBC's Style Guide for tips on how to write effectively about people with disabilities with the section on Inclusive and Affirming Language. With...
October 20, 2022
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2:21 PM
Person-first, Identity first and more. Ask.
Words matter, especially when it comes to disability, and oftentimes, our department engages in both formal and informal outreach and informal communication about how disability - as an identity,...
January 29, 2021
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5:21 PM
Learn more history and context with these courses
As we plan for Spring and select courses, many are interested in more information about disability identity, history and context. To support those who would like to know more, we're highlighting...
November 16, 2020
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4:41 PM
Journeying from art student to world-renowned artist
How do we talk about disability as an identity? "Talking about Deafness and disability has never been easy. I realize as time goes on, my being Deaf was the first identity that I was...
January 2, 2020
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