by Skye VanLanduyt | Mar 16, 2023 | Accessibility, Higher Education, News
Author: Safia Abdulahi Inside Higher Ed – Jeanne Zweig, a Temple University alumna with cerebral palsy gave the institution nearly $11 million to fund scholarships for students with physical disabilities. Zweig’s funds will be used at Temple “to assist current...
by Joyce Morales | Mar 14, 2023 | Accessibility, News, Politics
Unafraid, unbowed, and unapologetic: The life and legacy of Judy Heumann By Darren Walker, President – Ford Foundation Judy Heumann taught me—and the world—a 75-year lesson in the power of humanity and dignity. She taught us how to live and lead with it, how to...
by Joyce Morales | Oct 3, 2022 | Accessibility, News
Author: Skye Vanlanduyt In her article, writer, Liann Herder discusses several students’ worries in regard to the return of in-person learning for students with disabilities. Though devastating, the Covid-19 Pandemic, according to Herder “presented a strange silver...
by Joyce Morales | Jul 26, 2022 | Accessibility, News
The number of students with disabilities in the nation’s public schools is growing, according to new federal data. There were 7.2 million students ages 3 to 21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act during the 2020-2021 academic year, accounting...
by Joyce Morales | Feb 22, 2022 | Accessibility, Higher Education, STEM
This is the third conversation for Leading Practices for Improving Accessibility and Inclusion in Field and Laboratory Science: A Conversation Series. The third conversation in the series will focus on specific aspects of access and inclusion for field-based research...
by Joyce Morales | Feb 22, 2022 | Accessibility, Higher Education
The Regents of the University of California, in partnership with the UCLA School of Nursing and the UCLA Disability Studies Program present: Disrupting Ableism in Higher Education and Beyond. Join us for a conversation between Judith Heumann, Andy Imparato, and Vivian...
