Applying to College as a Wheelchair User

Applying to College as a Wheelchair User

This time of year, students all around the country are visiting colleges and making plans for their future. Students with disabilities are no different. This article from Inside Higher Ed gives us good insight into the experience of a wheelchair-using student as she...
Service Dogs

Service Dogs

Service dogs – a very hot topic on the civil rights listservs I read. In this article I will share some resources to help you understand the difference between a service dog and an emotional support animal and which is allowed in the classroom. Who doesn’t like...
Disability Etiquette

Disability Etiquette

Welcome to spring semester 2017. I thought it would be a good time to share a Fact-Sheet on Disability Etiquette We spend a lot of time trying to make our materials and facilities accessible to our stakeholder with disabilities. Let’s not forget to engage with the...
Low Vision Awareness

Low Vision Awareness

December 3rd was the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. You might not have even noticed. There wasn’t a lot of buzz. Sometimes when we see articles that include “international” or “worldwide” in the title we lose interest. Those macro level issues can...
Epilepsy Awareness

Epilepsy Awareness

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month and because that diagnosis applies to several in our NMC community I thought a bit of information would be in order. Did you know: Epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system which can cause seizures* 1 in 26 Americans...