Monthly Newsletter from Disability Services |
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Welcome back everyone and welcome to all of our new community members! We blinked and summer is over, classes are in full swing. And if we look at the trees, we'll see those early signs of fall. Please do reach out to disability@uml.edu with any concerns or feedback!
The DS Team (Jodi, Brandon, Lauren, Evelyn, and Aida)
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- 9/10 (Tue)
- Last day for all students to add a course without a permission number
- 9/17 (Tue)
- Last day to:
- Add a course with a permission number
- Drop a course without record
- Note: No refund after this date
- 10/7 (Mon)
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GPS - Last Day to WITHDRAW with a "W" for All Undergraduate 8-Week Online Fall Start I Courses
- 10/14 (Mon)
- University Closed - Indigenous Peoples' Day
- 10/15 (Tue)
- Monday Class Schedule
- GPS - Last Day to WITHDRAW with a "W" for All Undergraduate 10-Week Online Fall Start I Courses
- GPS - Course Registration Opens for Winter Intersession
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Updates from the DS Office |
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Fall 2024 Accommodation Letters |
- Request your Fall 2024 accommodation letters on Accommodate
- NEW! When your Semester Request is processed, you will receive two emails:
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SUBJECT: Accommodation Letter - This is just a carbon copy of the letter that each of your professors receives. Because of this, the "Faculty Name" and "Course fields are blank.
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SUBJECT: Instructions to view Accommodation Letters - This is a new way for you to store and review all of the letters that were sent to your professors. No action is need. You do not need to sign them. It is only to view them if you so desire.
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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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HOW TO REQUEST SEMESTER LETTERS
- As always, sign up to meet on Accommodate if you have any needs
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Fall 2024 Semester Refresher |
Disability Services is hosting Virtual Semester Refresher Drop-In sessions. If you are registered with Disability Services and can use a refresher on how the accommodations process works, join us to get your questions answered! Visit our Upcoming Virtual Semester Drop-in Training Sessions and choose the link on day and time you want to attend.
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The following topics will be covered:
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- Processing semester requests at the start of the semester
- Accommodation letters to and communication with Instructors
- Staying connected with Disability Services
- Testing Center scheduling
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NEW! Sign up for Text Message reminders!! |
You will continue to receive email reminders by default but Accommodate can also send you text message reminders for Disability Service appointments and Testing Center booking appointments. Please see your News Feed on Accommodate for instructions.
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| Brandon Drake
Assoc. Director & Manager of Assistive Technology
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| Lauren Tornatore
Senior Asst. Dir. of Disability Education & Enhancement
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| Evelyn O'Connor
Specialist
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| Aida Phillips
Administrative Assistant
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Podcast: The Disability Dish - the UML Perspective |
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The Disability Dish can be found your favorite podcast platforms, including: Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts.
Need to get pumped up for the new semester?
Episode 17 - Jodi and Lauren had a vibrant conversation with David Driscoll (Director of the Testing Centers), Julia Bruce (Senior Biomedical Engineering major), and Kalib Laughran (Senior Business Administration major) about how they recovered their academic careers after rough starts. We loved hearing about the resiliance, overcoming shame, and positive circumstances they have found. If you want a refreshing start to the new school year, take a listen!
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Academic Services and Resources |
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Centers for Learning, Advising, & Student Success (CLASS) |
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What’s Up Around Campus and Lowell |
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Friend or Foe: Transforming Social Media and AI for a Healthy Future
The goal of this interdisciplinary research symposium is to expand our understanding about the evolving relationship between technology and mental health by discussing innovative solutions, exploring ethical considerations, and promoting mental health advocacy. Students, faculty, staff, and local businesses are invited to attend this free event. We hope you will join us for impactful conversations, refreshments, and raffles!
Thursday, Sept 12, 3-7 p.m. University Crossing - Free and open to the public
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Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race
The Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race is an annual STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) event held on the third Saturday of September in Lowell. Kinetic sculptures are human-powered, all-terrain sculptures made from new and repurposed materials and engineered to race over streets, water, mud and sand. The race is open to all ages and works with students, artists, engineers, bike enthusiasts and anyone with a spark of creativity and a sense of adventure.
Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Start: 100 Market St, Lowell, MA - Free and open to the public
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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? Check out the Engage website!
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Club Highlight: Disable the Label
Disable the Label's purpose is to unify and connect students with and without disabilities at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Members interact and talk about their personal experiences with other students who can relate. The club is here to unify every member of our college community and create equality regardless of abilities. The goal is to unite people with unique challenges and to welcome those students with disabilities and their allies. As a club, we stand for acceptance and inclusion. Everyone is welcome!
Contact Kira_Cote@student.uml.edu
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Special Edition - Olympics and Paralympics Hot Topics!
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| Noelle '19 is in Paris for her second Paralympics. She will compete in the T63 Long Jump on Sept. 5 and is one of only three competitors that have cleared 5.2 meters over the past year. She will compete in the T63 100-Meter Dash on September 7, where her season-best of 15.12 seconds is ranked among the top-8 in the world. Let's see her get on the podium!
americaeast.com
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“I have Asthma, allergies, dyslexia, ADD, anxiety, and Depression. But I will tell you that what you have does not define what you can become. Why Not You!”
Yep, that’s what Lyles did on Sunday night after winning what may have been the closest 100 meter race in Olympic history by 0.005 seconds.
forbes.com
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Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, praised the city’s efforts to make overground transport more accessible, but noted the frustration that many feel regarding other parts of the public transit system, particularly the century-old Metro system in which 93% of stations remain inaccessible or only partially accessible to people in wheelchairs.
npr.com
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From autism to chronic pain, millions of sports fans live with disabilities that are not apparent. These are their stories -- and the changes they would like to see. (Not Olympics but Relevant)
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Disability Represents in the Arts |
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Despite the enormous benefits of playing musical instruments, people with disabilities and injuries often miss out because they can't play the standard instruments on offer - adapting or modifying how instruments are played can open up the musical world.
abc.net.au
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We love staying connected with you!
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