January, 2015 DREAM Newsletters
This page contains newsletters from:
- January 11-17
- January 18-24
January 11-17, 2015
From DREAM: Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring
Sponsored by the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University
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Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education
Week of January 11-17, 2015
** WELCOME BACK WITH AN EXTRA-LONG ISSUE OF OUR NEWSLETTER! **
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Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):
* The ABLE Act passes, making tax-free savings accounts possible for people with disabilities – and funds may be used for higher education expenses: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/12/22/obama-signs-able-act/19935/
* A bipolar college student from Savannah Technical College dies in jail after police fail to follow protocols for suspects with mental health issues; two officers are placed on administrative leave:http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2015/01/black_man_matthew_ajibade_dies_in_savannah_georgia_holding_jail_cell_2_officials.html
* Campuses struggle with how to help homeless people on campus – especially those with mental health needs: http://www.centredaily.com/2014/12/26/4525671_no-easy-answers-for-helping-homeless.html?rh=1
* UC Berkeley follows new higher ed trend of setting up competitive goalball teams, including both visually impaired and sighted players: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/01/09/athletes-college-competition/19953/
* Too few colleges are ensuring that students with learning disabilities get the technology they need: http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/12/18/how-colleges-can-better-serve-students-with-learning-disabilities.aspx
* Some “Wounded Warriors,” including college students, wrestle with the implications of that label: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/13/wounded-warriors_n_6459690.html
* The Theory of Everything has hit theaters, and there are concerns about how Stephen Hawking’s disability is being portrayed (http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2014/12/new-film-theory-everything) and whether having a nondisabled actor in the title role is just another form of blackface (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/13/eddie-redmayne-golden-globe-stephen-hawking-disabled-actors-characters).
* A student at UC Santa Barbara adjusts to life as an amputee after surviving meningitis, and credits combat vets with helping in his recovery: http://www.latimes.com/local/great-reads/la-me-c1-aaron-loy-20141226-story.html#page=2
* Embattled Howard University Hospital seeks ways to continue its mission of serving the underserved: http://diverseeducation.com/article/68526/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=900e3a86734f484aa5f23b3ae400e45b&elqCampaignId=415
*Scottish colleges and universities set up new programs to eliminate discrimination and stigma for students who need mental and emotional health services: http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2015/01/08/tackling-mental-health-stigma-in-scottish-education/
* Profile of Ricky Hernandez at Kansas University, who has CP, uses a wheelchair, and recently made a debut on campus as a “stand-up” comedian: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/dec/20/ku-student-disability-adapts-campus-life/
* The University of Central Florida sets up new program for students with a variety of disabilities, who otherwise would not qualify for college: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/school-zone/os-ucf-test-program-students-disabilities-post.html
* A college student at SUNY Fredonia has successfully passed along a petition to Disney, asking for a Disney princess with a disability (video does not have captions or audio description):http://www.wgrz.com/story/life/2015/01/04/disney-princes-disability-petition/21267491/
* In the Philippines, one lawmaker has introduced a bill that would provide access equipment and technology to every state college and university: http://www.eurweb.com/2015/01/top-10-scholarships-for-black-and-minority-students-for-2015/
* A student with cerebral palsy reflects on her graduation from Moorpark College: http://college.usatoday.com/2014/12/29/voices-graduating-college-with-cerebral-palsy/
* A visually impaired law professor in Bangalore, India, also works as an activist on disability issues: http://www.bangaloremirror.com/Bangalore/Others/Visually-impaired-prof-with-a-vision-for-his-students/articleshow/45567240.cms
* One of this year’s Marshall Scholars will be studying disability in children’s literature:http://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2015/01/tess_grogan_of_greenfield_wins_prestigious_marshall_scholarship_for_study_in_united_kingdom.html
* A West Point professor who is also a vet with a disability is encouraging other disabled vets not to take disability compensation: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/us/iraq-veteran-now-a-west-point-professor-seeks-to-rein-in-disability-pay.html?_r=1
* Cal State Long Beach teaches students and teaching staff to learn about depression and ways to help prevent suicide: http://newamericamedia.org/2015/01/navigating-college-while-depressed.php
* A professor calls attention to disability and higher education in Pakistan, and the need for services and supports: http://nation.com.pk/columns/09-Jan-2015/disability-and-higher-education
* The College of Staten Island receives funding from Geraldo Rivera to help build disability studies program and programming related to developmental disabilities:http://www.silive.com/westshore/index.ssf/2015/01/new_csi_fund_established_by_ge_1.html
* A new four-part series called “Disability 101” premieres online, covering philosophical and cultural questions about disability in preparation for the national DisArt Festival 2015 in Michigan:http://therapidian.org/placematters-disability-101-part-1-disability-dialogue
* Actress Amanda Bynes announces plan to transfer to USC to study psychology after being expelled from previous college – USC says that mental health issues are not a factor in admissions decisions:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2880388/Amanda-Bynes-study-psychology-California-college-declares-plans-transfer-fashion-school.html
And a few related items of possible interest to college students:
* Obama announces plan to make community colleges free, drawing both praise and skepticism: http://diverseeducation.com/article/68785/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=72f50218b7d94f548eb97d6de7952d73&elqCampaignId=415
* The City of San Francisco is asking the Supreme Court to exempt police officers from having to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The SF Independent Living Center has held a “die in” protest (http://www.ilrcsf.org/events/die-in-to-protest-the-killings-of-eric-garner-michael-brown-john-crawford/), and here is the ACLU response to this case: https://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform-free-speech/there-no-police-exception-americans-disabilities-act
* The UK Crown Prosecution Service reports a 213% increase in disability hate crimes (video is not captioned or audio described): http://www.sunherald.com/2015/01/12/6013339_mary-beth-storjohann-disability.html?rh=1
* Artist Karolyn Gehrig begins #HospitalGlam selfies and now it’s starting a social movement for people with chronic illnesses or frequent hospitalizations: http://www.buzzfeed.com/arabellesicardi/hospitalglam-the-chronic-illness-social-movement#.qbjeQDl88
* The Associated Press describes huge farms in South Korea, run on mentally and physically disabled slaves: http://thetruth24.com/article/75299/the-islands-of-abuse-inside-south-koreas-slave-farms-for-the-disabled
* An in-depth profile of jazz guitarist Pat Martino, who returned to his career after brain surgery removed many of his memories and a large part of his brain: http://nautil.us/issue/20/creativity/brain-damage-saved-his-music
* Planning to see the movie Into the Woods? Did you know it was originally an AIDS parable? http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/into-the-woods-disney-aids-parable
* Andrae Crouch, gospel legend, passes away – he credited dyslexia for his success: https://www.yahoo.com/music/andrae-crouch-legendary-gospel-figure-dies-at-72-107561676301.html
* New wage and overtime protections for in-home care workers are struck down: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/01/16/caregiver-protections-struck/19970/
* Martin Pistorious has awakened after 12 years in a so-called “vegetative state,” where he was actually alert to everything around him: http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/01/16/man-awakens-from-severe-vegetative-state-after-12-years-i-was-aware-of-everything/
* Over 40 organizations have joined together to create the African Disability Forum (ADF): https://blogs.sun.ac.za/afrinead/2014/04/21/proposal-affirmed-to-establish-an-african-disability-forum-adf/
* European court rules that obesity may be considered a disability, requiring adjustments and accommodations: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30529791
* Kansas high school students re-design more aesthetically pleasing and easy to use “calming chairs” for autistic students: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/01/07/students-calming-chairs/19944/
* CNN anchor Jim Clancy resigns after using Twitter to mock pro-Israel advocates, suggesting they pick on a “cripple on the edge of the herd:” http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2015/1/16/cnn-anchor-jim-clancy-quits-after-twitter-insults-of-israel-and-people-with-disabilities#.VLp-SMlNeRM=
* Even millennials should consider getting short-term and long-term disability insurance when they start working: http://www.sunherald.com/2015/01/12/6013339_mary-beth-storjohann-disability.html?rh=1
* Balancing medical and professional issues at work can be tricky when you have a chronic illness – especially if you are going back after a medical leave: http://www.healthline.com/health-news/re-entering-the-workforce-with-chronic-condition-011515#1
* Pet peeves of blind and visually impaired people (hint - don’t ask me to feel your face): http://mycheesegrits.hubpages.com/hub/Pet-Peeves-of-the-Blind-and-Visually-Impaired
For more information about DREAM or the Taishoff Center, contact:
Wendy Harbour ([email protected])
Or check out the DREAM website at http://dream.syr.edu
To subscribe or unsubscribe to the DREAM email list, fill out the form at http://dream.syr.edu/contact-us.html and ask to join or leave the listserv.
By the way, please don't presume DREAM, the Taishoff Center, or Syracuse University agree with everything in these links we send out - we're just passing along the information so you can form your own opinions. Thanks.
Sponsored by the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University
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Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education
Week of January 11-17, 2015
** WELCOME BACK WITH AN EXTRA-LONG ISSUE OF OUR NEWSLETTER! **
-------------------------------
Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):
* The ABLE Act passes, making tax-free savings accounts possible for people with disabilities – and funds may be used for higher education expenses: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/12/22/obama-signs-able-act/19935/
* A bipolar college student from Savannah Technical College dies in jail after police fail to follow protocols for suspects with mental health issues; two officers are placed on administrative leave:http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2015/01/black_man_matthew_ajibade_dies_in_savannah_georgia_holding_jail_cell_2_officials.html
* Campuses struggle with how to help homeless people on campus – especially those with mental health needs: http://www.centredaily.com/2014/12/26/4525671_no-easy-answers-for-helping-homeless.html?rh=1
* UC Berkeley follows new higher ed trend of setting up competitive goalball teams, including both visually impaired and sighted players: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/01/09/athletes-college-competition/19953/
* Too few colleges are ensuring that students with learning disabilities get the technology they need: http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/12/18/how-colleges-can-better-serve-students-with-learning-disabilities.aspx
* Some “Wounded Warriors,” including college students, wrestle with the implications of that label: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/13/wounded-warriors_n_6459690.html
* The Theory of Everything has hit theaters, and there are concerns about how Stephen Hawking’s disability is being portrayed (http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2014/12/new-film-theory-everything) and whether having a nondisabled actor in the title role is just another form of blackface (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/13/eddie-redmayne-golden-globe-stephen-hawking-disabled-actors-characters).
* A student at UC Santa Barbara adjusts to life as an amputee after surviving meningitis, and credits combat vets with helping in his recovery: http://www.latimes.com/local/great-reads/la-me-c1-aaron-loy-20141226-story.html#page=2
* Embattled Howard University Hospital seeks ways to continue its mission of serving the underserved: http://diverseeducation.com/article/68526/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=900e3a86734f484aa5f23b3ae400e45b&elqCampaignId=415
*Scottish colleges and universities set up new programs to eliminate discrimination and stigma for students who need mental and emotional health services: http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2015/01/08/tackling-mental-health-stigma-in-scottish-education/
* Profile of Ricky Hernandez at Kansas University, who has CP, uses a wheelchair, and recently made a debut on campus as a “stand-up” comedian: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/dec/20/ku-student-disability-adapts-campus-life/
* The University of Central Florida sets up new program for students with a variety of disabilities, who otherwise would not qualify for college: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/school-zone/os-ucf-test-program-students-disabilities-post.html
* A college student at SUNY Fredonia has successfully passed along a petition to Disney, asking for a Disney princess with a disability (video does not have captions or audio description):http://www.wgrz.com/story/life/2015/01/04/disney-princes-disability-petition/21267491/
* In the Philippines, one lawmaker has introduced a bill that would provide access equipment and technology to every state college and university: http://www.eurweb.com/2015/01/top-10-scholarships-for-black-and-minority-students-for-2015/
* A student with cerebral palsy reflects on her graduation from Moorpark College: http://college.usatoday.com/2014/12/29/voices-graduating-college-with-cerebral-palsy/
* A visually impaired law professor in Bangalore, India, also works as an activist on disability issues: http://www.bangaloremirror.com/Bangalore/Others/Visually-impaired-prof-with-a-vision-for-his-students/articleshow/45567240.cms
* One of this year’s Marshall Scholars will be studying disability in children’s literature:http://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2015/01/tess_grogan_of_greenfield_wins_prestigious_marshall_scholarship_for_study_in_united_kingdom.html
* A West Point professor who is also a vet with a disability is encouraging other disabled vets not to take disability compensation: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/us/iraq-veteran-now-a-west-point-professor-seeks-to-rein-in-disability-pay.html?_r=1
* Cal State Long Beach teaches students and teaching staff to learn about depression and ways to help prevent suicide: http://newamericamedia.org/2015/01/navigating-college-while-depressed.php
* A professor calls attention to disability and higher education in Pakistan, and the need for services and supports: http://nation.com.pk/columns/09-Jan-2015/disability-and-higher-education
* The College of Staten Island receives funding from Geraldo Rivera to help build disability studies program and programming related to developmental disabilities:http://www.silive.com/westshore/index.ssf/2015/01/new_csi_fund_established_by_ge_1.html
* A new four-part series called “Disability 101” premieres online, covering philosophical and cultural questions about disability in preparation for the national DisArt Festival 2015 in Michigan:http://therapidian.org/placematters-disability-101-part-1-disability-dialogue
* Actress Amanda Bynes announces plan to transfer to USC to study psychology after being expelled from previous college – USC says that mental health issues are not a factor in admissions decisions:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2880388/Amanda-Bynes-study-psychology-California-college-declares-plans-transfer-fashion-school.html
And a few related items of possible interest to college students:
* Obama announces plan to make community colleges free, drawing both praise and skepticism: http://diverseeducation.com/article/68785/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=72f50218b7d94f548eb97d6de7952d73&elqCampaignId=415
* The City of San Francisco is asking the Supreme Court to exempt police officers from having to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The SF Independent Living Center has held a “die in” protest (http://www.ilrcsf.org/events/die-in-to-protest-the-killings-of-eric-garner-michael-brown-john-crawford/), and here is the ACLU response to this case: https://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform-free-speech/there-no-police-exception-americans-disabilities-act
* The UK Crown Prosecution Service reports a 213% increase in disability hate crimes (video is not captioned or audio described): http://www.sunherald.com/2015/01/12/6013339_mary-beth-storjohann-disability.html?rh=1
* Artist Karolyn Gehrig begins #HospitalGlam selfies and now it’s starting a social movement for people with chronic illnesses or frequent hospitalizations: http://www.buzzfeed.com/arabellesicardi/hospitalglam-the-chronic-illness-social-movement#.qbjeQDl88
* The Associated Press describes huge farms in South Korea, run on mentally and physically disabled slaves: http://thetruth24.com/article/75299/the-islands-of-abuse-inside-south-koreas-slave-farms-for-the-disabled
* An in-depth profile of jazz guitarist Pat Martino, who returned to his career after brain surgery removed many of his memories and a large part of his brain: http://nautil.us/issue/20/creativity/brain-damage-saved-his-music
* Planning to see the movie Into the Woods? Did you know it was originally an AIDS parable? http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/into-the-woods-disney-aids-parable
* Andrae Crouch, gospel legend, passes away – he credited dyslexia for his success: https://www.yahoo.com/music/andrae-crouch-legendary-gospel-figure-dies-at-72-107561676301.html
* New wage and overtime protections for in-home care workers are struck down: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/01/16/caregiver-protections-struck/19970/
* Martin Pistorious has awakened after 12 years in a so-called “vegetative state,” where he was actually alert to everything around him: http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/01/16/man-awakens-from-severe-vegetative-state-after-12-years-i-was-aware-of-everything/
* Over 40 organizations have joined together to create the African Disability Forum (ADF): https://blogs.sun.ac.za/afrinead/2014/04/21/proposal-affirmed-to-establish-an-african-disability-forum-adf/
* European court rules that obesity may be considered a disability, requiring adjustments and accommodations: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30529791
* Kansas high school students re-design more aesthetically pleasing and easy to use “calming chairs” for autistic students: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/01/07/students-calming-chairs/19944/
* CNN anchor Jim Clancy resigns after using Twitter to mock pro-Israel advocates, suggesting they pick on a “cripple on the edge of the herd:” http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2015/1/16/cnn-anchor-jim-clancy-quits-after-twitter-insults-of-israel-and-people-with-disabilities#.VLp-SMlNeRM=
* Even millennials should consider getting short-term and long-term disability insurance when they start working: http://www.sunherald.com/2015/01/12/6013339_mary-beth-storjohann-disability.html?rh=1
* Balancing medical and professional issues at work can be tricky when you have a chronic illness – especially if you are going back after a medical leave: http://www.healthline.com/health-news/re-entering-the-workforce-with-chronic-condition-011515#1
* Pet peeves of blind and visually impaired people (hint - don’t ask me to feel your face): http://mycheesegrits.hubpages.com/hub/Pet-Peeves-of-the-Blind-and-Visually-Impaired
For more information about DREAM or the Taishoff Center, contact:
Wendy Harbour ([email protected])
Or check out the DREAM website at http://dream.syr.edu
To subscribe or unsubscribe to the DREAM email list, fill out the form at http://dream.syr.edu/contact-us.html and ask to join or leave the listserv.
By the way, please don't presume DREAM, the Taishoff Center, or Syracuse University agree with everything in these links we send out - we're just passing along the information so you can form your own opinions. Thanks.
January 18-24, 2015
From DREAM: Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring
Sponsored by the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University
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Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education
Week of January 18-24, 2015
* DREAM honors Martin Luther King, Jr and the work of civil rights activists that continues to this day. We’re sharing a couple of posts to recognize MLK Day:
Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):
* Technology for students with all kinds of disabilities is moving out of the disability services offices and helping students across campus: http://www.ecampusnews.com/technologies/assistive-tech-campus-993/
* The Florida House passed a bill to allow guns on state university campuses just two months after a shooting at Florida State University – many students and mental health activists are concerned about guns on campuses, but Florida legislators think they will make universities safer: http://diverseeducation.com/article/68938/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=7ddeeb7263334db68dd5feace9ba6b4e&elqCampaignId=415
* Ed Roberts and “The Rolling Quads” fought to make UC-Berkeley more accessible, and in the process also started the Independent Living Movement and many new ideas about what disabled students in higher ed could do. January 23 is Ed Roberts Day and you can learn more about him here: http://yodisabledproud.org/ed-roberts-day/
* An article from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor explores controversies, questions, and benefits of prescription drugs for college students’ mental and emotional conditions, especially among women (trigger warning: discussion of suicide, substance abuse): http://www.michigandaily.com/article/walking-glue
* A new study published in the Journal of Intellectual Disabilities suggests that students with intellectual disabilities who enroll in postsecondary education programs have better luck with finding jobs and getting higher pay: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/01/20/study-postsecondary-outcomes/19972/
* The RAND Corporation has issued a new report on the impact of collaboration for mental health initiatives at California colleges and universities: http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR955.html
* More details are becoming available about the ABLE Act, and how it will help people with disabilities save money for college: http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/advisorvoices/whats-529a-account/
* Goalball – coming to a campus near you…and perhaps soon followed by other college sports for students with disabilities: http://www.care2.com/causes/disabled-athletes-are-now-able-to-compete-even-in-college.html
* The Florida House passed a bill to allow guns on state university campuses just two months after a shooting at Florida State University – many students and mental health activists are concerned about guns on campuses, but Florida legislators think they will make universities safer: http://diverseeducation.com/article/68938/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=7ddeeb7263334db68dd5feace9ba6b4e&elqCampaignId=415
* Deafpeople.com profiles Dr. Peter Hauser, a Deaf clinical neuropsychologist at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf: http://deafpeople.com/dp_of_month/Hauser.html
* A profile of the English department at The George Washington University, and how they are combining English, disability studies, and LGBT studies: http://www.gwhatchet.com/2015/01/20/english-professors-combine-areas-of-study-for-new-specialization/
* The PIER program in Maine tries to provide quick and early support to people (including college students) with mental and emotional illnesses to prevent suicide or full-blown crises, and the model is spreading across the country: http://www.pressherald.com/2015/01/18/saving-minds/
* Sheridan College in Ontario has set up Homeward Bound Halton, a program to help single mothers complete college and find a job. The profile talks about how some of these mothers also are experiencing disability-related barriers for themselves or family members: http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/5269404-homeward-bound-halton-will-provide-single-mothers-chance-to-go-to-college/
* Colorado State University has established Conscious Student Alliance, a new group promoting mental health on campus: http://www.collegian.com/2015/01/conscious-student-alliance-aims-to-spread-mental-health-awareness/107949/
* Initial findings are available from PEPNet, which did a survey of disability services providers to see what kinds of study abroad accommodations they are giving deaf and hard-of-hearing students:https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-TVNK556V/
* Campus Disability Advocates at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville is having its annual Disability Issues and Advocacy Conference on March 26-27: http://utkcda.com
And a few related items of possible interest to college students:
* Fill out your FAFSA for financial aid! $2.9 billion in Pell Grants was left unclaimed last year, even though students don’t have to pay back Pell Grants: http://college.usatoday.com/2015/01/20/2-9-billion-unused-federal-grant-awards-in-last-academic-year/
* Greg Abbott is being sworn in as the governor of Texas, and he is only the third governor in history to use a wheelchair – is that a statement of disability politics by itself, regardless of his disability policies? (note that this publication requires registration to read the article): http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/greg-abbott-and-the-new-politics-of-disability/njqqp/
* An investigation is underway after a video surfaces apparently showing San Francisco police officers tipping a man out of his power wheelchair (video has closed captions but no audio description) (http://abc7news.com/news/sfpd-officer-appears-to-tip-man-in-wheelchair/485787/); the timing is particularly interesting because the city of San Francisco is currently asking the Supreme Court to exempt police from having to follow the Americans with Disabilities Act (http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/01/09/disability-advocates-appeal-over-s-f-police-shooting-puts-ada-at-risk)
* The Center for Disability Rights has launched several new blogs – check them out here: http://cdrnys.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=17&Itemid=12
* Better to be sick and disabled than fat? New US guidelines from the Endocrine Society suggest treating obesity with pharmaceuticals before managing other health conditions, including diabetes; authors of the recommendations work for pharmaceutical companies and admit obesity drugs carry safety risks and rarely result in significant weight loss: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/838285#vp_2
* The popular Sex+ YouTube video series with Laci Green is now captioned: https://www.youtube.com/user/lacigreen
* An OpEd in the LA Times looks at the current Congressional assault on Social Security in the context of US culture and attitudes about disability and who “deserves” assistance: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-obrien-social-security-disability-insurance-20150122-story.html
* Is Hollywood making Asperger’s into a joke? http://mashable.com/2014/05/08/aspergers-tv-movies/
* What is intersectionality? Stephanie Johnson (“Najma”), a Deaf-Blind Black Panqueer community educator explains and critiques this concept, especially the implications for Deaf communities (video in American Sign Language with captions, and below the video is a link to a full transcript): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po8AvBSaD1A
* The Washington Post reports on two parents who have completely redesigned their home around the long-term needs of their two sons with disabilities:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2014/04/04/de21d61c-b4fa-11e3-b899-20667de76985_story.html
* A theater group in Scotland is actively seeking new or undiscovered performers with disabilities: http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/what-s-on/what-s-on/disability-led-theatre-company-is-looking-for-scotland-s-undiscovered-disabled-artists-1-3663731
* A list of 12 famous speeches by women about disability, with links to details (note that this is also an ad for a public speaking coach, and DREAM is not endorsing this ad in any way):http://eloquentwoman.blogspot.com/2015/01/12-famous-speeches-by-women-on.html
* A new app called “Be My Eyes” connects volunteer readers with people who are blind or visually impaired (video has no captions or audio description): http://www.wdam.com/story/27897155/be-my-eyes-connects-blind-people-with-helpers
* Sophie Webster, an autistic woman from the UK, shares her experiences with sensory overload and how it feels: http://themighty.com/2015/01/adult-with-nonverbal-autism-shares-what-sensory-overload-feels-like-for-her/
For more information about DREAM or the Taishoff Center, contact:
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Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education
Week of January 18-24, 2015
* DREAM honors Martin Luther King, Jr and the work of civil rights activists that continues to this day. We’re sharing a couple of posts to recognize MLK Day:
- Disability activist Leroy Moore shares the story of Reverend Cecil Ivory, who participated in a “wheelchair sit-in” – Moore also has written a poem in honor of him: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=928219937211087&set=a.101799026519853.4072.100000692695171&type=1&pnref=story
- * National Black Deaf Advocates has published a video o Chenae Laldee, Miss Black Deaf America 2013-2015, signing a poem in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. (poem is in American Sign Language with captions, and there is a full transcript at the website): http://www.nbda.org/news/martin-luther-king-jr.-asl-video-by-chenae-laldee-miss-black-deaf-america
- Read Access Living’s statement about Black Lives Matter and Disability Solidarity: https://www.accessliving.org/1410ga64
- Take a look at the Black, Disabled and Proud website from the HBCU Disability Consortium (still under construction): http://blackdisabledandproud.weebly.com/
Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):
* Technology for students with all kinds of disabilities is moving out of the disability services offices and helping students across campus: http://www.ecampusnews.com/technologies/assistive-tech-campus-993/
* The Florida House passed a bill to allow guns on state university campuses just two months after a shooting at Florida State University – many students and mental health activists are concerned about guns on campuses, but Florida legislators think they will make universities safer: http://diverseeducation.com/article/68938/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=7ddeeb7263334db68dd5feace9ba6b4e&elqCampaignId=415
* Ed Roberts and “The Rolling Quads” fought to make UC-Berkeley more accessible, and in the process also started the Independent Living Movement and many new ideas about what disabled students in higher ed could do. January 23 is Ed Roberts Day and you can learn more about him here: http://yodisabledproud.org/ed-roberts-day/
* An article from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor explores controversies, questions, and benefits of prescription drugs for college students’ mental and emotional conditions, especially among women (trigger warning: discussion of suicide, substance abuse): http://www.michigandaily.com/article/walking-glue
* A new study published in the Journal of Intellectual Disabilities suggests that students with intellectual disabilities who enroll in postsecondary education programs have better luck with finding jobs and getting higher pay: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/01/20/study-postsecondary-outcomes/19972/
* The RAND Corporation has issued a new report on the impact of collaboration for mental health initiatives at California colleges and universities: http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR955.html
* More details are becoming available about the ABLE Act, and how it will help people with disabilities save money for college: http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/advisorvoices/whats-529a-account/
* Goalball – coming to a campus near you…and perhaps soon followed by other college sports for students with disabilities: http://www.care2.com/causes/disabled-athletes-are-now-able-to-compete-even-in-college.html
* The Florida House passed a bill to allow guns on state university campuses just two months after a shooting at Florida State University – many students and mental health activists are concerned about guns on campuses, but Florida legislators think they will make universities safer: http://diverseeducation.com/article/68938/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=7ddeeb7263334db68dd5feace9ba6b4e&elqCampaignId=415
* Deafpeople.com profiles Dr. Peter Hauser, a Deaf clinical neuropsychologist at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf: http://deafpeople.com/dp_of_month/Hauser.html
* A profile of the English department at The George Washington University, and how they are combining English, disability studies, and LGBT studies: http://www.gwhatchet.com/2015/01/20/english-professors-combine-areas-of-study-for-new-specialization/
* The PIER program in Maine tries to provide quick and early support to people (including college students) with mental and emotional illnesses to prevent suicide or full-blown crises, and the model is spreading across the country: http://www.pressherald.com/2015/01/18/saving-minds/
* Sheridan College in Ontario has set up Homeward Bound Halton, a program to help single mothers complete college and find a job. The profile talks about how some of these mothers also are experiencing disability-related barriers for themselves or family members: http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/5269404-homeward-bound-halton-will-provide-single-mothers-chance-to-go-to-college/
* Colorado State University has established Conscious Student Alliance, a new group promoting mental health on campus: http://www.collegian.com/2015/01/conscious-student-alliance-aims-to-spread-mental-health-awareness/107949/
* Initial findings are available from PEPNet, which did a survey of disability services providers to see what kinds of study abroad accommodations they are giving deaf and hard-of-hearing students:https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-TVNK556V/
* Campus Disability Advocates at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville is having its annual Disability Issues and Advocacy Conference on March 26-27: http://utkcda.com
And a few related items of possible interest to college students:
* Fill out your FAFSA for financial aid! $2.9 billion in Pell Grants was left unclaimed last year, even though students don’t have to pay back Pell Grants: http://college.usatoday.com/2015/01/20/2-9-billion-unused-federal-grant-awards-in-last-academic-year/
* Greg Abbott is being sworn in as the governor of Texas, and he is only the third governor in history to use a wheelchair – is that a statement of disability politics by itself, regardless of his disability policies? (note that this publication requires registration to read the article): http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/greg-abbott-and-the-new-politics-of-disability/njqqp/
* An investigation is underway after a video surfaces apparently showing San Francisco police officers tipping a man out of his power wheelchair (video has closed captions but no audio description) (http://abc7news.com/news/sfpd-officer-appears-to-tip-man-in-wheelchair/485787/); the timing is particularly interesting because the city of San Francisco is currently asking the Supreme Court to exempt police from having to follow the Americans with Disabilities Act (http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/01/09/disability-advocates-appeal-over-s-f-police-shooting-puts-ada-at-risk)
* The Center for Disability Rights has launched several new blogs – check them out here: http://cdrnys.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=17&Itemid=12
* Better to be sick and disabled than fat? New US guidelines from the Endocrine Society suggest treating obesity with pharmaceuticals before managing other health conditions, including diabetes; authors of the recommendations work for pharmaceutical companies and admit obesity drugs carry safety risks and rarely result in significant weight loss: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/838285#vp_2
* The popular Sex+ YouTube video series with Laci Green is now captioned: https://www.youtube.com/user/lacigreen
* An OpEd in the LA Times looks at the current Congressional assault on Social Security in the context of US culture and attitudes about disability and who “deserves” assistance: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-obrien-social-security-disability-insurance-20150122-story.html
* Is Hollywood making Asperger’s into a joke? http://mashable.com/2014/05/08/aspergers-tv-movies/
* What is intersectionality? Stephanie Johnson (“Najma”), a Deaf-Blind Black Panqueer community educator explains and critiques this concept, especially the implications for Deaf communities (video in American Sign Language with captions, and below the video is a link to a full transcript): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po8AvBSaD1A
* The Washington Post reports on two parents who have completely redesigned their home around the long-term needs of their two sons with disabilities:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2014/04/04/de21d61c-b4fa-11e3-b899-20667de76985_story.html
* A theater group in Scotland is actively seeking new or undiscovered performers with disabilities: http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/what-s-on/what-s-on/disability-led-theatre-company-is-looking-for-scotland-s-undiscovered-disabled-artists-1-3663731
* A list of 12 famous speeches by women about disability, with links to details (note that this is also an ad for a public speaking coach, and DREAM is not endorsing this ad in any way):http://eloquentwoman.blogspot.com/2015/01/12-famous-speeches-by-women-on.html
* A new app called “Be My Eyes” connects volunteer readers with people who are blind or visually impaired (video has no captions or audio description): http://www.wdam.com/story/27897155/be-my-eyes-connects-blind-people-with-helpers
* Sophie Webster, an autistic woman from the UK, shares her experiences with sensory overload and how it feels: http://themighty.com/2015/01/adult-with-nonverbal-autism-shares-what-sensory-overload-feels-like-for-her/
For more information about DREAM or the Taishoff Center, contact:
Wendy Harbour ([email protected])
Or check out the DREAM website at http://dream.syr.edu
To subscribe or unsubscribe to the DREAM email list, fill out the form at http://dream.syr.edu/contact-us.html and ask to join or leave the listserv.
By the way, please don't presume DREAM, the Taishoff Center, or Syracuse University agree with everything in these links we send out - we're just passing along the information so you can form your own opinions. Thanks.
