5 Ways Disability Services and Career Services Can Work Together
Symplicity
AUGUST 16, 2023
College students with disabilities face unique challenges when it comes to finding employment.
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Zebadiah Hall Appointed First Full-Time VP for DEI at University of Wyoming
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Zebadiah Hall Hall is currently the director of Cornell University’s Student Disability Services (SDS). Zebadiah Hall will become the University of Wyoming’s (UW) first full-time vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), effective Dec. In this role, Hall will serve as a member of the president’s cabinet.
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Lopez Named Accessibility Services Director at Hudson County Community College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
Lopez holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of Staten Island, CUNY, and a master’s in disability services in higher education from the School of Professional Studies at CUNY. She also served as an adjunct lecturer at CUNY, teaching psychology courses.
13 Symplicity Clients Stand Out in 2024 Disability Services Ranking
Symplicity
DECEMBER 20, 2024
This month, College Consensus annual Top 50 Best Disability Friendly Colleges and Universities for 2024 ranking from across the country was released, and Symplicity is thrilled that the list includes 10 Accommodate clients!
ALANA STEVENSON
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Stevenson holds a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation and disability services from Southern University and A&M College, an MBA from Louisiana State University Shreveport, and a Ph.D. She served as the program director for healthcare management and a business instructor at Bossier Parish Community College.
A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 15, 2024
Prior to his arrival at North Carolina Central, McMickens served on the faculty at Suffolk University as an associate professor of higher education, the director of the Administration of Higher Education Program, and the director of the Disability Services in Higher Education Certificate Program.
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Webinar Recap: Building Bridges Between Student Conduct and Disability Services
Symplicity
OCTOBER 27, 2022
With the rise in young adult mental health challenges and the needs of students with a disability amplified by a global pandemic, institutions across the country are experiencing an increased need for on-campus case and crisis management services.
Bridging the Gap: The Importance of Integrating Disability Services with Career Services
Symplicity
APRIL 28, 2023
According to the World Bank , one billion people, or 15percent of the world's population, experience some form of disability, and persons with disabilities are more likely to experience adverse socioeconomic outcomes such as less education, poorer health outcomes, lower levels of employment, and higher poverty rates.
How Technology Can Expand Support for Students with a Disability
Symplicity
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
With technology, students who self-disclose through a private form to their accessibility or disability services offices, do not have to continuously share what accommodations they need. With Symplicity Accommodate, institutions can ensure that their campuses, whether in person or online, have equal access.
AAC&U Suggests Ways to Align Open Educational Resources and DEI Goals
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 26, 2023
Heads of OER initiatives should look to involve representatives from as many parts of campus as possible, including DEI leaders, social justice officers, instructional designers, disability services workers, institutional research officers, faculty, librarians, and students.
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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
She is involved in myriad school matters including campus life, international students services, disability services, the Clery Act, and financial aid as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. As vice president of student affairs, Carter reports directly to CGU President Dr. Len Jessup and the Board of Trustees.
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Success for College Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Community College, Composition View
The Scholarly Teacher
MAY 17, 2023
link] safety/disability-services/differences.aspx DO-IT. What is the difference between accommodation and modification for a student with a disability? Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology:| DO-IT. Unpublished manuscript]. Differences between HS and college.
Should I Disclose Learning Differences on the College Application
Great College Advice
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
For instance, schools may provide access to learning centers and learning specialists and offer developmental courses, tutoring services, and study skill workshops. To learn more about the specific services a college provides, ask the Office of Disability Services about all of the services and aids offered on campus.
Supporting student journeys
Teaching Matters Academic Support
MAY 12, 2016
On a wider scale, the University offers specialist support in the form of the Counselling Service, Careers Service, and the Disability Service. My role within the Disability Service is as a Mental Health Mentor, a post I have held for 8 years.
10 Reasons to Go Digital with Your Course Materials
Eric Stoller
MAY 23, 2018
When eTextbooks include features such alternative text descriptions of visuals and content that can be used with assistive technology, students can start reading right away, without waiting for a disability services department to create a file. It’s just not possible.
How Wichita State University is Making a Difference
University Business
MAY 31, 2023
These types of increases will in turn increase the need for services for students diagnosed with autism on college campuses as well. In addition to the WISE Clinic offerings, the Office of Disability Services offers what they refer to as a “chill room.”
Mini-series: How do we ensure wellbeing for autistic students at The University of Edinburgh?
Teaching Matters Academic Support
JULY 31, 2019
Although our Student Disability Service offers autism awareness training, all too often the job of educating staff falls to individual autistic students, and we know anecdotally that many autistic people struggle to identify what adjustments would be helpful. This is much easier said than done.
Supporting academic community at the University of Edinburgh
Teaching Matters Academic Support
APRIL 4, 2019
Scholarships and Student Funding work with The Advice Place, Finance and ACE; the Careers Service works with Student Disability Service , and SRA. All services have links with Colleges and Schools, and there are some key partnerships including but not limited to the Careers Service and Student Disability Service.
Study analyzes why college students in counseling withdraw
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 25, 2023
“It’s important for therapists to be aware of the wide range of risk factors and that some of these things involve things you deal with in treatment, but other parts of this will include involving other support services to help the student. “The message for therapists is that the risk factors are wide-ranging.
Consolidating touch points for retention
Confessions of a Community College Dean
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
A more recent trend is consolidating student services related to academics or health and wellness into a larger office or building. Tutoring, library resources, academic advising and career services are smushed together, and counseling, disability services, medical centers and student care teams are sharing space more than ever before.
Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities
Confessions of a Community College Dean
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The money will be targeted at students with physical disabilities at a university known for its strong track record in providing disability services. Image: A $10.9 million gift to Temple University from the estate of a graduate of the institution has particular resonance on the Philadelphia campus.
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Student mental health at Edinburgh: An introduction from the Director of Student Wellbeing
Teaching Matters Academic Support
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Andy’s remit includes responsibility for the Counselling Service, the Student Disability Service, the Chaplaincy and the University Pharmacy, and for relationships with the University Health Centre.
Supporting Neurodivergent College Students with Dr. Liz Norell
Dr. Al Solano
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
Even students who've registered with disability services may qualify for accommodations that they don't ask for because the stigma around these diagnoses can feel really scary." They assume that these accommodations are trying to cheat the system or game the system in some way. That is definitely not it."
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Podcast: Student Wellbeing and the Hidden Costs of Financial Hardship (Part 2) – Episode 8
Teaching Matters Academic Support
AUGUST 23, 2024
The rest was left to the disability service, I think there was about five of them. It wasn’t even talked about in the horrible, crude, scientific sense, it was just not mentioned. For a school of over a thousand students, we had one pastoral support woman.
Can the three-year bachelor's degree become a reality?
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 7, 2023
Indiana University of Pennsylvania decided to explore three-year degrees for an entirely different reason: the loss of faculty members to retrenchments and retirements, said Lori Lombard, a professor and chair of the Department of Communication Disorders, Special Education and Disability Services.
Digital tools to support inclusion
Teaching Matters Academic Communities
APRIL 10, 2018
Commercial software such as Dragon is also available (and might be offered through a University Disability Service), which can be trained to recognise your voice, so offers a better level of accuracy than Google Docs. If used in the web-browser Chrome you can also format the document with voice commands.
Arriving at the University of Edinburgh: Tips from the Study Abroad team
Teaching Matters Academic Support
JUNE 11, 2020
For welfare support, we offer the Student Counselling Service , a Personal Tutor and Student Support Office, the Disability Service and the Chaplaincy Centre (you are welcome to use this service if you are of any or no religion!).
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Student Success & Equity with Dr. Christine Harrington
Dr. Al Solano
JANUARY 18, 2024
in Community College Leadership program at New Jersey City University and worked at Middlesex County College for 18 years in a variety of roles including professor of psychology and student success, director for the Center for the Enrichment of Learning and Teaching, first-year seminar course coordinator, counselor, and disability services provider.
Ridgewater announces new DEI director and social justice speaker series open to the public
Ridgewater College
JANUARY 19, 2022
In her position, Schwandt will lead a new unit that will incorporate Disability Services, TRiO student support services for underserved populations, and community resources to help meet student basic needs. She’ll also advise international students and manage services for military and veteran students.
Subtitling pilot project at Moray House: Review and reflections
Teaching Matters Academic Support
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Secondly, we worked with Student Disability Services to help identify courses where there were students with a schedule who we may not have been aware of. Firstly, there were courses we already knew about where students were enrolled with a subtitling adjustment on their schedule.
Symplicity Spotlight: Jeff Feld-Gore
Symplicity
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Each and every day, our client managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier so that they can better support their students.
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Mini-series: Linking learning and teaching with mental health and wellbeing
Teaching Matters Academic Support
JULY 3, 2019
Andy’s remit includes leading strategically on student wellbeing and tackling sexual violence, and responsibility for the Counselling Service, the Student Disability Service, the Chaplaincy and the University Pharmacy, as well as for relationships with the University Health Centre.
An Ode to Academia in the post-pandemic era: Ableism, (un)Seen (dis)Abilities & access-ability of Online Teaching
Teaching Matters Academic Communities
MAY 30, 2023
In this extra post, Avita tells us an important story about the benefits of post-pandemic adaptation to teaching and learning for students with hidden disabilities, as flexibility in working spaces and schedules removed some barriers to learning.
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Wellbeing matters. But how can we enhance wellbeing across the academic community?
Teaching Matters Academic Support
AUGUST 1, 2022
The fully accessible centre houses the main bases for Student Counselling , Student Disability Service , the Equally Safe team, the University Health Centre , and an independent pharmacy. The University of Edinburgh has created a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Centre for students.
Top ten Teaching Matters posts of 2021
Teaching Matters Academic Communities
JANUARY 11, 2022
. “Key takeaways from mental health training” (October 2020): [link] Teaching fellow, Omar Kaissi, reflects on the value of completing a mental health training session organised jointly by the University’s Student Counselling and Student Disability services.
5 Ways to Support Disabled Job Seekers
Symplicity
OCTOBER 13, 2023
October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month , a month-long celebration of the contributions American workers with a disability have made to the workforce in the past and present. The intention of the month is to advocate for more inclusive hiring and employment practices.
Implementing Assessment and Feedback Principles aligned to the Accessible and Inclusive Learning Policy
Teaching Matters Academic Support
JUNE 13, 2024
Victoria is the Director of the Disability and Learning Support Service. Image credit: GuHyeok Jeong, pixabay, CC0 In this post, Victoria Buchanan discusses how The University of Edinburgh’s Accessible and Inclusive Learning Policy aligns with the University’s Assessment and Feedback Principles.
EHRC's call for better access: How Symplicity Access can lead the way
Symplicity
JULY 29, 2024
In the last few years, there has been increasing scrutiny by the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) on how higher education institutions are not adequately supporting students with a disability.
5 ways universities can be more accessible and inclusive in higher education
Symplicity
APRIL 10, 2024
Students entering higher education with a disability is rising, according to most recent reports, there are roughly 17.3 percent of students have a known disability.
Spotlight on Practice Worth Sharing: Creating accessible materials
Teaching Matters Academic Support
AUGUST 31, 2020
Image Credit: Remix Joe Arton, Originals: Joshua Earle Unsplash. University of Edinburgh Collections, University of Edinburgh, 1900, Catalogue No.
How to grow Peer Support, community and belonging for online students?
Teaching Matters Online Learning
AUGUST 7, 2023
Shian Holt is the Assistant Director Student Support, Disability and Learning Support Service.
How to grow Peer Support, community and belonging for online students?
Teaching Matters Online Learning
AUGUST 7, 2023
Shian Holt is the Assistant Director Student Support, Disability and Learning Support Service.
Highlights from the 2024 ENGAGE AGCAS report: Inclusivity for neurodivergent students and employees
Symplicity
MAY 31, 2024
As the UK moves towards greater inclusivity, understanding the unique strengths and challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals has become crucial in both educational and employment sectors.
Symplicity Spotlight: Holly Zuckerman
Symplicity
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Each and every day, our client managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier so that they can better support their students.
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