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The intersection of Black Lives Matter and COVID-19
In this critical moment and movement, Accessibility and Disability Services affirms our solidarity with the Black community at UMBC and beyond. You matter. Your safety matters. Your health...
June 17, 2020
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8:08 PM
Holding fast to dreams, achieving degrees
Please join us in celebrating UMBC's class of 2020, especially our graduate and undergraduate student workers! Their dedication, support and warmth as they worked with students, faculty, staff...
May 21, 2020
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2:15 PM
Respect, Dignity, Inclusion, and Resources
Each year, millions of people navigate the lived experience of mental illness. UMBC's Office of Accessibility and Disability Services joins the movement with its many departmental...
May 11, 2020
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10:56 AM
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Blackboard Ally and Beyond
During a recent University System of Maryland online gathering , our Assistant Vice Provost jointly presented with College Park about tips and strategies for digital accessibility. We work in...
May 1, 2020
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1:49 PM
Hope Walks Here in Body, Mind and Spirit
For the past few years, UMBC has worked with American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in hosting our annual Out of the Darkness: Suicide Prevention Campus Walk. Each year, students,...
April 24, 2020
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2:56 PM
Disability Inclusion and Intersectional Support Matters
Accessibility and Disability Services joins the Office of Equity and Inclusion as well as the Women's Center to raise awareness about sexual assault prevention, response and survivor support for...
April 14, 2020
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11:22 AM
A Spectrum of Stories
Autism Awareness Month kicks off with World Autism Awareness Day (link) to raise awareness that people around the world live, go to school and go to work with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum...
April 13, 2020
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9:32 AM
Saving Inclusive Women's History from COVID-19
As we end Women's History Month during this period of COVID-19 remote work, learning and social distance, we find ourselves looking for diversions and engagement while we are staying-at-home. ...
April 1, 2020
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12:37 AM
Find answers, information and support during COVID-19
Accessibility and Disability Services (ADS) is operating remotely during the physical closure of the UMBC campus for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. Disability accommodation letters...
March 23, 2020
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3:06 PM
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Connecting with options for class and work
The COVID-19/Coronavirus situation can raise specific concerns for faculty, staff and students with compromised or suppressed immune systems due to a disability. Campus members with diagnosed...
March 6, 2020
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7:45 PM