Monthly Newsletter from Disability Services |
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| How is everyone doing?
The semester is in full swing with the focus on midterms and already beginning to think about courses for next semester! The days are getting shorter but the trees are getting prettier. Reminder that we're here for you - reach out to disability@uml.edu with any concerns!
The DS Team (Jodi, Brandon, Lauren, Evelyn and Aida)
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- Important Dates
- Updates from the DS Office
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Academic Services and Resources
- What’s Up around Campus
- Disability in the News
- Disability Represents in the Arts
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- Enrollment for spring 2024 courses begin (UG, GR, GPS)
- 8-Week Online Fall Start II Courses begin (GPS)
- Last day to submit Declaration of Intent to Graduate form and/or Certificate Clearance form. All forms should be submitted to graduate coordinator. (GR)
- Last Day to ADD All 8-Week Online Fall Start II Courses without Permission (GPS)
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Last day for seniors who anticipate completion of degree requirements by the end of May or the end of August to confer with faculty advisors and to file Programs of Baccalaureate Studies (DIG form).(UG)
- Last Day to ADD All 8-Week Online Fall Start II Courses with Permission (GPS)
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Last Day to DROP All 8-Week Online Fall Start II Courses. No refund after this date (GPS)
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Veteran's Day (university closed)
- 10-Week Online Fall Start I Courses End (GPS)
- Last Day to WITHDRAW with a "W" for All Undergraduate 15-Week (Full-Term) Online and On-Campus Fall Courses (UG, GPS)
- Thanksgiving Recess begins
- Classes resume (UG, GR)
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Last day for students to complete work for incomplete spring 2023 and summer 2023 courses (UG, GR)
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Updates from the DS Office |
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Fall 2023 Accommodation Letters |
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Request your Fall 2023 accommodation letters on Accommodate before Dec. 8!
- Remember, your instructors don’t know you have accommodations until you request these letters and accommodations are NOT afforded retroactively.
- If you made any schedule changes/additions after you've requested letters, you will need to request again for those changes
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As always, sign up to meet on Accommodate if you have any needs
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Are you feeling overwhelmed? Attend our Life Raft Series! |
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Use your community to build academic skills by attending our Life Raft offerings - attend any or all sessions, no registration required. Each session is offered twice – so mark your calendars.
What FUN do we have planned? We are so glad you asked!
If you require accommodations for any/all session(s), please reach out to Evelyn O’Connor no later than one week (7 days) prior to the specific session date(s) you will be attending.
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Session 1: Curating Your Study Space to Optimize your Study Experience: Building Efficient & Sustainable Habits
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(was Oct. 20, please contact us if you missed this but would like information on this topic!)
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Session 2: In a Study Slump? (Who Hasn’t Been??!): Tips, Tricks, & Study Methods to Support Task-Initiation, Follow-Through, & Study Habits
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In person session Information:
Date: Friday, Nov. 3
Location: University Crossing Room 242 – Club Hub
Time: 11 a.m.-noon
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Session 3: Managing it All (and Yourself!): Tips for “Getting it Together” & Building Resilience When the Going Gets Tough
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In person session Information:
Date: Friday, Nov. 17
Location: University Crossing Room 242 – Club Hub
Time: 11 a.m.-noon
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Session 4: Calming the Senses: Combatting Information Overload & Confronting (Inevitable) Overstimulation
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In person session Information:
Date: Friday, Dec. 1
Location: University Crossing Room 242 – Club Hub
Time: 11 a.m.-noon
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Podcast: The Disability Dish - the UML Perspective |
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The Disability Dish is now on your favorite podcast platforms! Find us at: Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts
Episode 14 coming soon but if you haven't caught it yet, check out, Episode 13! Jodi and Lauren talk about putting oneself out there in a new environment and being vulnerable with Hannah Monbleau, Assistant Director of Student Life and Well-Being; and Sayf Al-Aziz Rashid, first-year Chemical Engineering student.
Correction from Sept. 2023 issue: Sayf's last name was misspelled as Rashad - it is correctly Rashid
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Would you like to be a guest on our podcast or have an idea for a topic? Faculty, staff, and students welcome! Email jodi_rachins@uml.edu
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A SOCI.1150 student group, “The Reality of Intersectionality,” is doing a project about how different minority groups are affected by homelessness and housing instability. If you feel comfortable sharing, please complete their survey: The Reality of Intersectionality
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Academic Services and Resources |
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Centers for Learning, Advising, & Student Success (CLASS) |
Tutoring
Fall 2023 Tutoring is live and robust!
The Writing Center
You can sign up for a 30-minute virtual meeting through the Writing Center website.
Advising
To find your faculty or professional advisor, login to your Now Dashboard and select “My Academics.” to find your advisor’s contact information or to schedule an appointment. If you need assistance please reach out to advisement@uml.edu.
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| Workshops and Opportunities |
AbilityLinks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide employment opportunities to people with disabilities in an environment where they can thrive and advance their careers. The free online platform serves as a bridge between job seekers with disabilities and employers who are actively seeking to create inclusive work environments.
If you or someone you know is interested in a seamless job search process, you can sign up for free today! If you want to join the AbilityLinks mailing list or have any other questions, please introduce yourself at info@abilityLinks.org.
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Helpful Resources from the JED Foundation |
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Follow these six steps to protect your mental health from violent videos and images. Click the link above for more.
1. Take a Digital Break
2. Take a Physical Break
3. Pay Attention to How You Feel
4. Get Support If You Need It
5. Don’t Share the Video, Share the Life
6.Find Like-Minded People or Groups
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What’s Up Around Campus and Lowell |
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| Veterans Day Flag Ceremony
Friday, Nov. 3 10:30-11:30 a.m.
University Crossing Lobby
Annual Veterans Day Flag Ceremony that honors military veterans and their service and sacrifice to our nation.
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Mill City Grows Winter Market
Wednesday, Nov. 29 1-4 p.m.
University Crossing Lobby
The Rist Institute offers a winter farmers market for the campus with our partner Mill City Grows for fresh produce and other Lowell-based vendors to engage our students to shop locally!
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This minor offers students a unique opportunity to develop a richer understanding of disability in the context of contemporary American society. The minor is anchored by a foundation of courses in English, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology, and has a number of electives from departments across the university. Courses for the minor overlap with your core curriculum and elective requirements. The courses allow students to see the links between disabilities and other diverse and marginalized groups (e.g., women, people of color) and to incorporate multiple perspectives (historical, political, economic, ethical).
18 credits required: PSYC.3630 Intro to Disability Studies, 3 core course, 2 electives
More details at Disability Studies Minor. Please email the co-coordinator Prof Ashleigh Hillier with any questions.
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Wellness Wednesdays
4-6 p.m. Serenity Center, University Crossing, 3rd Floor
Join the Office of Student Life & Well-being for Wellness Wednesdays in the Serenity Center every Wednesday afternoon.
Paint, Sip, & Create
Monday, Nov. 6 noon-2 p.m. University Crossing Lobby
Paint, Sip and Create Your Masterpiece with Manning School of Business Well-being Leaders Medi and Angel. Take a break and explore your artistic side with us! Mocktails will be served.
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Have you joined Engage yet?
Clubs and Organizations are open to all students and are a fantastic way to meet people, have fun, develop your leadership skills and make a difference.
Are you looking to get involved in a club on campus?
At the ENGAGE website you can find a profile and primary contact for every active club as well as member resources
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Attend 5 events and receive Leaders in Action merch!
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All events are free of charge.
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| Next up: Windsoul Wellness Retreat Nov. 18
Windsoul Wellness Center. Spend the afternoon doing gentle yoga, meditation, and sound healing. You will have free time to enjoy their healthy smoothie options and explore the center. Hear from students and staff from the UMass system during our first-ever Leadership Summit. Engage with peers and build connections! Bus will leave from CRC bus loop at noon.
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In public spaces, automatic bathroom features are more and more the norm. There are many benefits including more sanitary and water savings. Another benefit of hands-free units is the ease of use, most notably in young children, the elderly, and with physical disabilities. Older systems can be difficult to maneuver and a modern system eliminates the issues and allows all capabilities to use the facilities with ease.
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The four rooms will be open for the upcoming Bruins and Celtics seasons. With the rooms now set up within the TD Garden, organizers have said their program offers the largest number of sensory rooms in a single venue in the world.
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“When we think about diversity and inclusion, what we’re doing here is creating a community,” said Dustin Giannelli of Hearsdustin.com.
Speaking about the rooms, Kulturecity Executive Director Uma Srivastava said they “are geared for anybody who might have a sensory need.”
whdh.com
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Just two months after I started my master’s in history program in 2021, an emergency room doctor in Columbia, S.C., reviewed my MRI scan and told me that I had ...
I didn’t know what my long-term prognosis would look like. I didn’t know if I would be able to finish the semester, much less my program. Most troubling of all, I feared that my career in the history profession might be dead in the water before I even reached the deeps.
insidehighered.com
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We have a unique opportunity to help our customers with disabilities access products and services designed with their needs in mind, offered at everyday low prices. The “Adaptive at Walmart” page on Walmart.com curates items from health and wellness, hardlines and back to school products.
Walmart.com
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Disability Represents in the Arts |
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The rapper is part of a new public service announcement with Seize the Awkward, a national campaign encouraging young people to talk to their friends about mental health.
“Reach out to a friend if you see them going through it. No matter who you are, being vulnerable is what makes us whole,” she continued.
Her involvement in the project is helpful in reducing the stigma around mental health, which can be a big barrier to getting help.
cnn.com
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Dance lessons were introduced to help him achieve developmental goals, and James Hobley says he took to the art form right away.
Madeleine Milner: “I can’t speak for all autistic people, but at least for myself, choreography is such a vital form of communication and it’s such a universal language. When I choreograph, it’s to communicate—there’s such a purpose to it.”
dancemagazine.com
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Watching Sex Education? Did the Disability Storylines do the Community Justice or not Not Enough? You Decide.
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Sex Education: Why Season 4's Spotlight on Disability Is so Important
Finally, as the series concluded, it felt like it came out swinging this time with various representations of disability, as well as increased focus on the impact of accessibility and casual ableism on the lives of disabled people. This wasn’t always the case with previous seasons of Sex Education, as well as many other shows that treat disability as an afterthought, but the series’ culminating season finally brought disability more into the forefront.
movieweb.com
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