May Updates from the Office of
Equal Opportunity

Our next newsletter is coming your way in August – but there’s plenty to engage in over the summer!

Five Questions with NC State’s Disability Resource Office

NC State’s Disability Resource Office (DRO), part of the Office of Equal Opportunity, advocates for a more welcoming student experience by eliminating unnecessary institutional barriers for students. Director Mark Newmiller shares more about the office, its mission and vision, and how the DRO is making the university more accessible to all.

Are Your Digital Documents Accessible?

Accessibility isn’t just about compliance, it’s about access — ensuring everyone can read, navigate and interact with your digital content. Document accessibility checkers help ensure digital content like documents, spreadsheets, slide decks and PDFs are usable by people with disabilities. Many of these tools are embedded in the products we already use, making it easy to build accessibility in from the start.

Equal Opportunity Essentials Certificate

The Essentials certificate bundles four Equal Opportunity courses to provide the reason and know-how to support a safe, healthy, resilient university community. If you complete all four workshops by June 1, 2025, you will receive a Credly badge and certificate.

Recently completed EO courses will count toward your certificate upon enrollment. Track your progress in REPORTER!Register for the Essentials Certificate.

New Instance! Applied Skills in Equal Opportunity* – May 12 (1-3 p.m.) *Please note that Fundamentals of EO is a prerequisite to this course.

Summer Enrichment

Take advantage of these online professional development opportunities over the summer:

LinkedIn Learning: Supporting Accessibility in a Hybrid Workplace
Search Committee Training (asynchronous)
Discrimination and Harassment Prevention and Response Training (asynchronous)
Americans with Disabilities Act (asynchronous)

New Webinar Offerings!
Starting this month, OEO will offer a selection of webinars hosted by PaperClip Communications. PaperClip specializes in providing resources and training on a variety of complex topics in higher education to meet the ever-changing needs of campus professionals. If you can’t make the live webinar, don’t worry! OEO will provide an official recording that can be viewed on demand in REPORTER.

May 22nd Live Webinar: Veteran and Military-Affiliated Students
June 23rd Live Webinar: Universal Curriculum Design
On-Demand Recording: ADA: Managing Classroom Behavior

Lunch with the VP

Vice Provost Sheri Schwab invites members of the NC State community to join her for lunch and open, informal conversation. If you’re interested in participating in an upcoming lunch (on Sheri), please share your interest below. OEO will contact you to confirm your spot (space is limited)!

NC State University, Campus Box 7530
Raleigh, NC 27695

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