November, 2014 DREAM Newsletters
This page contains DREAM weekly newsletters from:
- October 27-November 7
- November 9-15
- November 16-22
October 27-November 7, 2014
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 October 27-November 7, 2014
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Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):
* New research shows that college health services are not prepared to help students deal with chronic illnesses, and they are more prepared for some conditions (like asthma) versus others (like diabetes). A summary of the research is at http://consumer.healthday.com/diabetes-information-10/diabetes-management-news-180/colleges-could-do-better-job-of-caring-for-students-with-chronic-ills-study-finds-693054.html and there is a captioned video (no audio description) at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/videos/news/College_Healthcare_102714-1.html
*Active Minds has created a “Mental Health Unity Pledge” training, where campus participants can get a sticker to show their room or office as a safe place to talk about mental health:http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/nwtonight/item/74652-unity-pledge-advanced-as-rainbow-flag-of-solidarity-for-mental-illness?linktype=hp_nwt
* At Syracuse University, student groups are engaging in their fourth protest since the new Chancellor took over less than a year ago, and are now doing a 24/7 sit-in in the administration building. They are protesting a number of changes to diversity-related initiatives (including those related to disability), and a lack of communication about those changes: http://thegeneralbody.org/
* University of Washington Tacoma students and disability activists are asking the Student Activities Board to end their partnership with the Pierce County Asylum Haunted House and to apologize for contributing to the stigma of mental illness, saying continued funding of the event goes against the university’s commitment to diversity: https://www.change.org/p/student-activities-board-of-the-university-of-washington-tacoma-formally-apologize-to-those-affected-by-the-partnership-with-the-pierce-county-asylum-haunted-house-add-more-checks-and-balances-in-the-approval-system-for-events
* Seton Hill is now offering students the chance to take an online screening for risk factors related to suicide, and it will be offered to every student using health services, counseling and disability services:http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/7053800-74/suicide-hill-seton#axzz3IPOvDhkV
* The New York Times profiled Renny Vilorio, an immigrant who is spending his days attending Hofstra with a backpack full of asthma medications, and spending his nights studying in the homeless shelter where he lives: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/nyregion/pursuing-a-degree-while-balancing-chronic-illness-and-classes.html?_r=0
* Michigan State University and the University of Michigan may have a famous rivalry, but they come together each year for Alex’s Great State Race, to raise funds for disability services on both campuses. The race honors Alex Powell, who got his degree while undergoing cancer treatment, thanks to the disability services office at MSU: http://statenews.com/article/2014/10/rcpd-alexs-great-state-race
* Blind Texas A&M University sophomore Kaitlyn Kellermeyer came up with a creative and beautiful way to help blind and visually impaired students navigate numerous walking paths on campus – she’s proposing the university place wind chimes in strategic locations: http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Bli-280589742.html
* Florida has created state-backed scholarships for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to pay for services and to save for postsecondary coursework, but critics say the money is a voucher system in disguise that funnels money out of special education and public schools: http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20141026/NEWS/141029518/1040?p=1&tc=pg
* Deaf swimming world record holder Matthew Klotz has verbally committed to Louisiana State University for 2015: http://swimswam.com/deaf-world-record-holder-matthew-klotz-verbally-commits-lsu/
* “Athletes Connected” at the University of Michigan is a new pilot program for athletes to start discussing and addressing the stigma of mental and emotional health concerns – first steps include producing two videos of student athletes discussing their own stories (please note these videos are not captioned or audio described): http://michiganradio.org/post/u-m-rolls-out-pilot-program-offer-mental-health-support-student-athletes
* When state services for the blind helped Danara Barlow imagine a life beyond Chicago’s low-income housing, she was inspired to do the same for others. Now a student at North Central College, she’s created Project Better to help low-income kids consider college: http://www.theherald-news.com/2014/09/29/former-resident-of-joliet-low-income-housing-returns-to-motivate-kids-to-college/ajovg8m/
* Ruthie Weinmann, a sophomore at Morningside College, has therapy rats (i.e., comfort animals) in her dorm room, and it’s making a difference in her college success: http://siouxcityjournal.com/lifestyles/columnists/kuester/rats-provide-comfort-for-college-student-with-depression/article_99482f18-04c5-5f3f-a809-ba07450d49d2.html
* Isabell Florence a deaf and blind instructor at Mott Community College, makes a difference through her work teaching and training with the National Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution Program:http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/10/mount_morris_woman_is_deafblin.html
* There’s a new disability studies program at the University of Maryland, offering a minor and a certificate program: http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/article_3de74c90-6625-11e4-a188-001a4bcf6878.html
* Rather than asking universities to create barrier-free campuses for people with disabilities, India is now asking all universities to earmark funds for the task so it will be completed by next year:http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-02/news/55682588_1_disabled-students-institutions-ugc
* A Boston University student suggests a few simple ways to welcome people with disabilities on campus: http://www.bu.edu/today/2014/pov-how-can-universities-welcome-people-with-disabilities/
And a few related items of possible interest to college students:
* Any trouble voting? We’re hearing from college students across the country who couldn’t get to the polls, were stuck in rehab hospitals on voting day, couldn’t vote or access voting booths, or were otherwise prevented from participating in election day. Learn more about how to complain to people monitoring the situation: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/11/04/justice-access-polls/19813/
* Have you heard about Brittany Maynard choosing to end her life because of cancer? While controversy rages about her decision, activists with disabilities offer their own take on the situation:http://badcripple.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-latest-photogenic-face-of-assisted.html
* Athlete Tatyana McFadden won the NYC Marathon wheelchair division – a record eighth win in a row: http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/02/tatyana-mcfadden-wins-new-york-city-marathon-wheelchair/
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* Do you have dyslexia or some other disability that made it difficult to write a college application? Goucher College is experimenting with a new video application system and “no SAT scores” policy that may be a great alternative for many students with disabilities: http://diverseeducation.com/article/67572/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=e591643508084518bc790ab48ed35c96&elqCampaignId=415d
* TedX Talks seem to have a problem talking about disability, but Haben Girma, who is DeafBlind, is working to make things better: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/05/tedx-talks-have-a-disability-problem-but-this-incredible-young-woman-is-working-to-change-that.html
* Using Airbnb for travel? You may need to interpret the term “accessible place to stay” as “easy to use if you can sprout wings:” http://nypost.com/2014/11/03/airbnb-spots-dupe-the-disabled-on-accessibility-advocates/
* Susan Mazuri won the “What is the Disability Experience?” Facebook competition for VSA, and you can read the winning poem “Metamorphosis” here: http://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2014/11/03/poetry-by-susan-mazuri/
* One University of Washington professor is taking on superheroes and disability: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/11/04/justice-access-polls/19813/
* Australians fear new legislative bills may lead to elimination of closed captions on TV: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/nov/04/closed-caption-requirement-for-tv-may-be-scrapped-disability-advocates-fear
* The BBC did a profile of deaf people during WWI in Britain – their stories and roles in the war may surprise you: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-ouch-29846154
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
-------------------------------
Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education
Week of October 27-November 7, 2014
-------------------------------
Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):
* New research shows that college health services are not prepared to help students deal with chronic illnesses, and they are more prepared for some conditions (like asthma) versus others (like diabetes). A summary of the research is at http://consumer.healthday.com/diabetes-information-10/diabetes-management-news-180/colleges-could-do-better-job-of-caring-for-students-with-chronic-ills-study-finds-693054.html and there is a captioned video (no audio description) at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/videos/news/College_Healthcare_102714-1.html
*Active Minds has created a “Mental Health Unity Pledge” training, where campus participants can get a sticker to show their room or office as a safe place to talk about mental health:http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/nwtonight/item/74652-unity-pledge-advanced-as-rainbow-flag-of-solidarity-for-mental-illness?linktype=hp_nwt
* At Syracuse University, student groups are engaging in their fourth protest since the new Chancellor took over less than a year ago, and are now doing a 24/7 sit-in in the administration building. They are protesting a number of changes to diversity-related initiatives (including those related to disability), and a lack of communication about those changes: http://thegeneralbody.org/
* University of Washington Tacoma students and disability activists are asking the Student Activities Board to end their partnership with the Pierce County Asylum Haunted House and to apologize for contributing to the stigma of mental illness, saying continued funding of the event goes against the university’s commitment to diversity: https://www.change.org/p/student-activities-board-of-the-university-of-washington-tacoma-formally-apologize-to-those-affected-by-the-partnership-with-the-pierce-county-asylum-haunted-house-add-more-checks-and-balances-in-the-approval-system-for-events
* Seton Hill is now offering students the chance to take an online screening for risk factors related to suicide, and it will be offered to every student using health services, counseling and disability services:http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/7053800-74/suicide-hill-seton#axzz3IPOvDhkV
* The New York Times profiled Renny Vilorio, an immigrant who is spending his days attending Hofstra with a backpack full of asthma medications, and spending his nights studying in the homeless shelter where he lives: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/nyregion/pursuing-a-degree-while-balancing-chronic-illness-and-classes.html?_r=0
* Michigan State University and the University of Michigan may have a famous rivalry, but they come together each year for Alex’s Great State Race, to raise funds for disability services on both campuses. The race honors Alex Powell, who got his degree while undergoing cancer treatment, thanks to the disability services office at MSU: http://statenews.com/article/2014/10/rcpd-alexs-great-state-race
* Blind Texas A&M University sophomore Kaitlyn Kellermeyer came up with a creative and beautiful way to help blind and visually impaired students navigate numerous walking paths on campus – she’s proposing the university place wind chimes in strategic locations: http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Bli-280589742.html
* Florida has created state-backed scholarships for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to pay for services and to save for postsecondary coursework, but critics say the money is a voucher system in disguise that funnels money out of special education and public schools: http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20141026/NEWS/141029518/1040?p=1&tc=pg
* Deaf swimming world record holder Matthew Klotz has verbally committed to Louisiana State University for 2015: http://swimswam.com/deaf-world-record-holder-matthew-klotz-verbally-commits-lsu/
* “Athletes Connected” at the University of Michigan is a new pilot program for athletes to start discussing and addressing the stigma of mental and emotional health concerns – first steps include producing two videos of student athletes discussing their own stories (please note these videos are not captioned or audio described): http://michiganradio.org/post/u-m-rolls-out-pilot-program-offer-mental-health-support-student-athletes
* When state services for the blind helped Danara Barlow imagine a life beyond Chicago’s low-income housing, she was inspired to do the same for others. Now a student at North Central College, she’s created Project Better to help low-income kids consider college: http://www.theherald-news.com/2014/09/29/former-resident-of-joliet-low-income-housing-returns-to-motivate-kids-to-college/ajovg8m/
* Ruthie Weinmann, a sophomore at Morningside College, has therapy rats (i.e., comfort animals) in her dorm room, and it’s making a difference in her college success: http://siouxcityjournal.com/lifestyles/columnists/kuester/rats-provide-comfort-for-college-student-with-depression/article_99482f18-04c5-5f3f-a809-ba07450d49d2.html
* Isabell Florence a deaf and blind instructor at Mott Community College, makes a difference through her work teaching and training with the National Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution Program:http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/10/mount_morris_woman_is_deafblin.html
* There’s a new disability studies program at the University of Maryland, offering a minor and a certificate program: http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/article_3de74c90-6625-11e4-a188-001a4bcf6878.html
* Rather than asking universities to create barrier-free campuses for people with disabilities, India is now asking all universities to earmark funds for the task so it will be completed by next year:http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-02/news/55682588_1_disabled-students-institutions-ugc
* A Boston University student suggests a few simple ways to welcome people with disabilities on campus: http://www.bu.edu/today/2014/pov-how-can-universities-welcome-people-with-disabilities/
And a few related items of possible interest to college students:
* Any trouble voting? We’re hearing from college students across the country who couldn’t get to the polls, were stuck in rehab hospitals on voting day, couldn’t vote or access voting booths, or were otherwise prevented from participating in election day. Learn more about how to complain to people monitoring the situation: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/11/04/justice-access-polls/19813/
* Have you heard about Brittany Maynard choosing to end her life because of cancer? While controversy rages about her decision, activists with disabilities offer their own take on the situation:http://badcripple.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-latest-photogenic-face-of-assisted.html
* Athlete Tatyana McFadden won the NYC Marathon wheelchair division – a record eighth win in a row: http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/02/tatyana-mcfadden-wins-new-york-city-marathon-wheelchair/
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* Do you have dyslexia or some other disability that made it difficult to write a college application? Goucher College is experimenting with a new video application system and “no SAT scores” policy that may be a great alternative for many students with disabilities: http://diverseeducation.com/article/67572/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=e591643508084518bc790ab48ed35c96&elqCampaignId=415d
* TedX Talks seem to have a problem talking about disability, but Haben Girma, who is DeafBlind, is working to make things better: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/05/tedx-talks-have-a-disability-problem-but-this-incredible-young-woman-is-working-to-change-that.html
* Using Airbnb for travel? You may need to interpret the term “accessible place to stay” as “easy to use if you can sprout wings:” http://nypost.com/2014/11/03/airbnb-spots-dupe-the-disabled-on-accessibility-advocates/
* Susan Mazuri won the “What is the Disability Experience?” Facebook competition for VSA, and you can read the winning poem “Metamorphosis” here: http://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2014/11/03/poetry-by-susan-mazuri/
* One University of Washington professor is taking on superheroes and disability: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/11/04/justice-access-polls/19813/
* Australians fear new legislative bills may lead to elimination of closed captions on TV: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/nov/04/closed-caption-requirement-for-tv-may-be-scrapped-disability-advocates-fear
* The BBC did a profile of deaf people during WWI in Britain – their stories and roles in the war may surprise you: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-ouch-29846154
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.
November 9-15, 2014
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 November 9-15, 2014
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Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):
* Events on campus – let’s make them accessible and understand what it means to faculty, staff and students with disabilities: http://phdisabled.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/event-organizers-give-access-information-up-front-please/
* Meet Nicole Cavanagh, an articulate college student with cerebral palsy who uses a computer to voice for her – she points out that nondisabled people seem to be her biggest barrier (video has captions and a transcript, but no audio description): http://www.upworthy.com/a-young-disabled-woman-made-this-20-seconds-in-im-totally-impressed-and-by-the-end-blown-away?c=reccon1
* The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan has established a new archive of data on disability policy and researchers – for more information contact Allison Stroud, Archive Manager, at [email protected]
* Edgewood College and other campuses are creating more programs for students with intellectual disabilities: http://m.chronicle.com/article/No-Longer-Falling-Off-the/149917/
* The University of Maryland has received grant funding to create a disability network, and possibly an undergraduate disability studies minor or certificate program:.http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/article_a2c01de8-662c-11e4-bc2d-001a4bcf6878.html
* A mental health concern? A campus climate concern? Or both? Duke University sees increasing numbers of students of color and LGBTQ students seeking mental health services, making mental health assistance a clear equity issue: http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2014/11/12/mental-health-campus-not-level-playing-field
* Carleton University in Canada has launched a new minor in disability studies: http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2014/week45/Tuesday/14111103.htm
* The “Military Times” has ranked Santa Fe Community College as the best campus for veterans, including those with disabilities: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/military-times-ranks-santa-fe-community-college-no-for-veterans/article_0953f5a2-0a93-506f-b074-5298da41e26c.html
And a few related items of possible interest to college students:
* When we’re talking about parenting rights and reproductive rights, why are potential and current parents with disabilities excluded from the conversations? http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2014/11/07/fight-reproductive-rights-often-excludes-disabled-parents/
* Take a moment to learn about two people who passed away last week – both made it possible for all of us to be in higher education: Lucy Gwin, founder of MOUTH magazine (http://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2014/11/10/remembering-lucy-gwin-by-steven-e-brown/) and Steve Taylor, director of the first disability studies program in the U.S. and major figure in the deinstitutionalization movement that helped most of us automatically go to schools instead of institutions (http://news.syr.edu/school-of-education-mourns-passing-of-steven-j-taylor-80582/)
* A new study reports that social networking sites and the Internet can be important tool for people seeking mental and emotional supports: http://groundreport.com/youtube-as-a-tool-for-peer-support-and-recovery-from-mental-illness/
* Richard Bernstein, legally blind since birth, has won a spot on the Supreme Court of Michigan: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/11/blind_marathon_running_lawyer_1.html
* All technology can be “assistive technology,” and disability can be a way for the field of design to move forward in creative ways: https://medium.com/backchannel/all-technology-is-assistive-ac9f7183c8cd
* A blog for stutterers asks, “Where’s the fury?” and suggests stutterers won’t find their “voice” until they find their anger: http://www.didistutter.org/blog/where-is-the-fury-in-the-stuttering-community
* A psychiatrist wonders why we aren’t channeling the creativity and energy of people with ADHD, and suggests people with ADHD think about fields that utilize their strengths:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/opinion/sunday/a-natural-fix-for-adhd.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
* Need a definition of “disability pride?” Here’s a video to help! (video has captions, but no audio description): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEOb7-E-hOs#t=18
* The most recent “Modern Family” Halloween episode featured a gory insane asylum, angering many disability activists who are working to reduce stigma related to mental health issues:http://www.peteearley.com/2014/11/03/complaints-modern-family-continue-70000-readers-growing/
* Don’t forget that “access” at events can include not using scented products: http://creatingcollectiveaccess.wordpress.com/making-space-accessible-is-an-act-of-love-for-our-communities/
* Patients in British psychiatric hospitals did hundreds of thousands of works of art, and now they will be available online: http://hyperallergic.com/157321/800000-pages-of-patient-art-and-mental-health-archives-are-going-online/
* When people think of disabled vets, they usually think of prosthetics and PTSD, but the most common injury is actually hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ears): http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/13/14728839-hearing-loss-the-most-prevalent-injury-among-returning-veterans
* If you aren’t deaf or hard-of-hearing, then you have hearing privilege, and this article can explain it for you: http://www.deafecho.com/2012/08/exploring-hearing-privilege/
* Andre H. Arruda is a Toronto comedian who filmed what strangers would say about him as he walked down the street (captions on tape but they’re unintelligible, and there’s no audio description):http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/disabled-toronto-comedian-catches-strangers-shocking-comments-on-tape-1.2093353?hootPostID=312d31d72004293e1008ec35f617d003
* Jerry Seinfeld has “came out” as being on the autism spectrum (video has captions no audio description) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/07/jerry-seinfeld-autism_n_6119100.html; some people are now asking him to stop supporting autism speaks https://unstrangemind.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/an-open-letter-to-jerry-seinfeld/
* A suicide prevention app by the Samaritans group was pulled after many false positives, concerns over the level of analyses, and other issues that may actually make things worse for the people it was supposed to help: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29962199
* A dyslexic designer has created a font to help people with dyslexia, and researchers in England are working on a dictionary that helps people find entries through phonetic spellings:http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/11/11/363293514/for-dyslexics-a-font-and-a-dictionary-that-are-meant-to-help
* Photos of Kim Kardashian mimic oppressive photos of Black women, and women with disabilities in freak shows (including the “Hottentot Venus”): http://thegrio.com/2014/11/12/kim-kardashian-butt/
* The prosthetic industry is evolving swiftly, making prosthetics that are also contributing to engineering in other fields: http://www.npr.org/2014/11/11/358048818/the-prosthetics-industry-gets-a-human-touch?sc=ipad&f=1001
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
-------------------------------
Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education
Week of November 9-15, 2014
-------------------------------
Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):
* Events on campus – let’s make them accessible and understand what it means to faculty, staff and students with disabilities: http://phdisabled.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/event-organizers-give-access-information-up-front-please/
* Meet Nicole Cavanagh, an articulate college student with cerebral palsy who uses a computer to voice for her – she points out that nondisabled people seem to be her biggest barrier (video has captions and a transcript, but no audio description): http://www.upworthy.com/a-young-disabled-woman-made-this-20-seconds-in-im-totally-impressed-and-by-the-end-blown-away?c=reccon1
* The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan has established a new archive of data on disability policy and researchers – for more information contact Allison Stroud, Archive Manager, at [email protected]
* Edgewood College and other campuses are creating more programs for students with intellectual disabilities: http://m.chronicle.com/article/No-Longer-Falling-Off-the/149917/
* The University of Maryland has received grant funding to create a disability network, and possibly an undergraduate disability studies minor or certificate program:.http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/article_a2c01de8-662c-11e4-bc2d-001a4bcf6878.html
* A mental health concern? A campus climate concern? Or both? Duke University sees increasing numbers of students of color and LGBTQ students seeking mental health services, making mental health assistance a clear equity issue: http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2014/11/12/mental-health-campus-not-level-playing-field
* Carleton University in Canada has launched a new minor in disability studies: http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2014/week45/Tuesday/14111103.htm
* The “Military Times” has ranked Santa Fe Community College as the best campus for veterans, including those with disabilities: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/military-times-ranks-santa-fe-community-college-no-for-veterans/article_0953f5a2-0a93-506f-b074-5298da41e26c.html
And a few related items of possible interest to college students:
* When we’re talking about parenting rights and reproductive rights, why are potential and current parents with disabilities excluded from the conversations? http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2014/11/07/fight-reproductive-rights-often-excludes-disabled-parents/
* Take a moment to learn about two people who passed away last week – both made it possible for all of us to be in higher education: Lucy Gwin, founder of MOUTH magazine (http://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2014/11/10/remembering-lucy-gwin-by-steven-e-brown/) and Steve Taylor, director of the first disability studies program in the U.S. and major figure in the deinstitutionalization movement that helped most of us automatically go to schools instead of institutions (http://news.syr.edu/school-of-education-mourns-passing-of-steven-j-taylor-80582/)
* A new study reports that social networking sites and the Internet can be important tool for people seeking mental and emotional supports: http://groundreport.com/youtube-as-a-tool-for-peer-support-and-recovery-from-mental-illness/
* Richard Bernstein, legally blind since birth, has won a spot on the Supreme Court of Michigan: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/11/blind_marathon_running_lawyer_1.html
* All technology can be “assistive technology,” and disability can be a way for the field of design to move forward in creative ways: https://medium.com/backchannel/all-technology-is-assistive-ac9f7183c8cd
* A blog for stutterers asks, “Where’s the fury?” and suggests stutterers won’t find their “voice” until they find their anger: http://www.didistutter.org/blog/where-is-the-fury-in-the-stuttering-community
* A psychiatrist wonders why we aren’t channeling the creativity and energy of people with ADHD, and suggests people with ADHD think about fields that utilize their strengths:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/opinion/sunday/a-natural-fix-for-adhd.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
* Need a definition of “disability pride?” Here’s a video to help! (video has captions, but no audio description): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEOb7-E-hOs#t=18
* The most recent “Modern Family” Halloween episode featured a gory insane asylum, angering many disability activists who are working to reduce stigma related to mental health issues:http://www.peteearley.com/2014/11/03/complaints-modern-family-continue-70000-readers-growing/
* Don’t forget that “access” at events can include not using scented products: http://creatingcollectiveaccess.wordpress.com/making-space-accessible-is-an-act-of-love-for-our-communities/
* Patients in British psychiatric hospitals did hundreds of thousands of works of art, and now they will be available online: http://hyperallergic.com/157321/800000-pages-of-patient-art-and-mental-health-archives-are-going-online/
* When people think of disabled vets, they usually think of prosthetics and PTSD, but the most common injury is actually hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ears): http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/13/14728839-hearing-loss-the-most-prevalent-injury-among-returning-veterans
* If you aren’t deaf or hard-of-hearing, then you have hearing privilege, and this article can explain it for you: http://www.deafecho.com/2012/08/exploring-hearing-privilege/
* Andre H. Arruda is a Toronto comedian who filmed what strangers would say about him as he walked down the street (captions on tape but they’re unintelligible, and there’s no audio description):http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/disabled-toronto-comedian-catches-strangers-shocking-comments-on-tape-1.2093353?hootPostID=312d31d72004293e1008ec35f617d003
* Jerry Seinfeld has “came out” as being on the autism spectrum (video has captions no audio description) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/07/jerry-seinfeld-autism_n_6119100.html; some people are now asking him to stop supporting autism speaks https://unstrangemind.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/an-open-letter-to-jerry-seinfeld/
* A suicide prevention app by the Samaritans group was pulled after many false positives, concerns over the level of analyses, and other issues that may actually make things worse for the people it was supposed to help: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29962199
* A dyslexic designer has created a font to help people with dyslexia, and researchers in England are working on a dictionary that helps people find entries through phonetic spellings:http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/11/11/363293514/for-dyslexics-a-font-and-a-dictionary-that-are-meant-to-help
* Photos of Kim Kardashian mimic oppressive photos of Black women, and women with disabilities in freak shows (including the “Hottentot Venus”): http://thegrio.com/2014/11/12/kim-kardashian-butt/
* The prosthetic industry is evolving swiftly, making prosthetics that are also contributing to engineering in other fields: http://www.npr.org/2014/11/11/358048818/the-prosthetics-industry-gets-a-human-touch?sc=ipad&f=1001
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
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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.
November 16-22, 2014
NFrom 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 November 16-22, 2014
** JUST A REMINDER – WE WILL NOT BE SENDING OUT A NEWSLETTER NEXT WEEK DUE TO THANKSGIVING BREAK! HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE AND RELAXING VACATION! **
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Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):
* The three most common mental and emotional health concerns on campuses are anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction: http://www.uloop.com/news/view.php/142534/Most-Common-Mental-Illnesses-On-College-
* Two graduate students feature a podcast on stuttering, ableism, and informed consent (no captions or transcript available): http://stuttertalk.com/stuttering-activism-disability-ableism-and-informed-consent-ep-483/
* A new report gives statistics on study abroad rates for college students with disabilities: http://www.miusa.org/resource/tipsheet/opendoorstats
* Loyola University Maryland begins using student workers to live caption events (although we wonder why they are using regular typing instead of learning captioning software like C-Print):http://www.loyola.edu/news/2014/1118-closed-captioning-work-study-program
* UCLA starts a new health and wellness initiative, but apparently they only want nondisabled campus members to be healthy: http://dailybruin.com/2014/10/22/alexandra-tashman-initiatives-signs-use-ableist-discourse/
* An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education suggests older professors should make way for younger ones, because they are “crippling university faculties.” Most of the criticism about the article focused on ageism (for example, see http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/11/stop_bullying_old_professors_into_retirement_it_won_t_fix_higher_ed.html) but there’s a lot of assumptions about healthy, young, and energetic professors need to be (meaning disabled professors aren’t welcome, either):http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/11/stop_bullying_old_professors_into_retirement_it_won_t_fix_higher_ed.html
* The best way to reduce stigma about counseling may be for campuses to reach out to first-year students – the earlier, the better: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-rivman/for-college-freshmen-ment_b_6188068.html
* A blog about life as a graduate student with a chronic illness, and the many barriers students face: http://phdisabled.wordpress.com/2014/11/19/a-reflection-on-chronic-illness-and-graduate-school/
* Although we couldn’t find more online information about it, there’s apparently a new program called “Team Impact” to have a local kid with a disability work with a college athletic team. Read about Macalester College’s football team doing this: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/11/20/macalester-football-team-drafts-4-year-old-with-disability/
* One woman describes how getting a label of ADHD in college finally helped her understand herself and the attitudinal barriers around her: http://dailyemerald.com/2014/11/18/comnes-why-my-adhd-diagnosis-was-relief/
And a few related items of possible interest to college students:
* The US Department of Education and US Department of Justice have released guidelines for K-12 schools to provide effective means of communication for students with disabilities:http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-effective-communication-201411.pdf
* Proud about your independence and how little help you need? Here’s a different perspective on having a disability and not wanting “help” from anyone: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/11/on-disability-and-accepting-help/382514/
* It’s becoming more socially acceptable to talk about disabled men paying for sex, but is this just more ableism and misogyny? http://feministcurrent.com/9828/the-notion-that-its-ok-for-disabled-men-to-pay-for-sex-is-rooted-in-misogyny-and-ableism/
* “Call of Duty” video game features a protagonist with a disability: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/11/disability-diversity-and-evolution-in-call-of-duty.html
* Free publication about traveling with non-visible disabilities, available from Mobility International USA: http://www.miusa.org/away
* A new cover of Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” is going viral – but it’s called “All About That Chair” (no captions or audio description available): http://themighty.com/2014/11/the-wheelchair-parody-of-all-about-that-bass-is-better-than-the-original/
* If you’re ever in London and looking for a wheelchair accessible, LGBT-friendly dance space, check out this place: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/london-to-see-worlds-first-wheelchairaccessible-genderneutral-lgbtfriendly-dance-studio-9850057.html
* US women have won the first ever Sledge Hockey Women’s International Cup: http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/winter-sports/ice-sledge-hockey/1023750-us-women-win-inaugural-ipc-sledge-hockey-women-s-international-cup
* Are hearing interpreters the public face of ASL? And what are the implications of that? http://www.streetleverage.com/2014/11/hearing-interpreters-the-danger-of-being-the-public-face-of-asl/
* A new CNN move “The Ivory Tower” (which aired last night and again on November 23) will cover broad issues about diversity in higher education (though probably not disability):http://diverseeducation.com/article/68019/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=6d68ac522b3f41caa4da653fcf4ac043&elqCampaignId=415
* Does he or doesn’t he? Now Jerry Seinfeld says he doesn’t have autism after all (video has captions but not audio description): http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/11/20/seinfeld-doesnt-autism/19864/
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
-------------------------------
Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education
Week of November 16-22, 2014
** JUST A REMINDER – WE WILL NOT BE SENDING OUT A NEWSLETTER NEXT WEEK DUE TO THANKSGIVING BREAK! HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE AND RELAXING VACATION! **
-------------------------------
Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):
* The three most common mental and emotional health concerns on campuses are anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction: http://www.uloop.com/news/view.php/142534/Most-Common-Mental-Illnesses-On-College-
* Two graduate students feature a podcast on stuttering, ableism, and informed consent (no captions or transcript available): http://stuttertalk.com/stuttering-activism-disability-ableism-and-informed-consent-ep-483/
* A new report gives statistics on study abroad rates for college students with disabilities: http://www.miusa.org/resource/tipsheet/opendoorstats
* Loyola University Maryland begins using student workers to live caption events (although we wonder why they are using regular typing instead of learning captioning software like C-Print):http://www.loyola.edu/news/2014/1118-closed-captioning-work-study-program
* UCLA starts a new health and wellness initiative, but apparently they only want nondisabled campus members to be healthy: http://dailybruin.com/2014/10/22/alexandra-tashman-initiatives-signs-use-ableist-discourse/
* An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education suggests older professors should make way for younger ones, because they are “crippling university faculties.” Most of the criticism about the article focused on ageism (for example, see http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/11/stop_bullying_old_professors_into_retirement_it_won_t_fix_higher_ed.html) but there’s a lot of assumptions about healthy, young, and energetic professors need to be (meaning disabled professors aren’t welcome, either):http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/11/stop_bullying_old_professors_into_retirement_it_won_t_fix_higher_ed.html
* The best way to reduce stigma about counseling may be for campuses to reach out to first-year students – the earlier, the better: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-rivman/for-college-freshmen-ment_b_6188068.html
* A blog about life as a graduate student with a chronic illness, and the many barriers students face: http://phdisabled.wordpress.com/2014/11/19/a-reflection-on-chronic-illness-and-graduate-school/
* Although we couldn’t find more online information about it, there’s apparently a new program called “Team Impact” to have a local kid with a disability work with a college athletic team. Read about Macalester College’s football team doing this: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/11/20/macalester-football-team-drafts-4-year-old-with-disability/
* One woman describes how getting a label of ADHD in college finally helped her understand herself and the attitudinal barriers around her: http://dailyemerald.com/2014/11/18/comnes-why-my-adhd-diagnosis-was-relief/
And a few related items of possible interest to college students:
* The US Department of Education and US Department of Justice have released guidelines for K-12 schools to provide effective means of communication for students with disabilities:http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-effective-communication-201411.pdf
* Proud about your independence and how little help you need? Here’s a different perspective on having a disability and not wanting “help” from anyone: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/11/on-disability-and-accepting-help/382514/
* It’s becoming more socially acceptable to talk about disabled men paying for sex, but is this just more ableism and misogyny? http://feministcurrent.com/9828/the-notion-that-its-ok-for-disabled-men-to-pay-for-sex-is-rooted-in-misogyny-and-ableism/
* “Call of Duty” video game features a protagonist with a disability: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/11/disability-diversity-and-evolution-in-call-of-duty.html
* Free publication about traveling with non-visible disabilities, available from Mobility International USA: http://www.miusa.org/away
* A new cover of Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” is going viral – but it’s called “All About That Chair” (no captions or audio description available): http://themighty.com/2014/11/the-wheelchair-parody-of-all-about-that-bass-is-better-than-the-original/
* If you’re ever in London and looking for a wheelchair accessible, LGBT-friendly dance space, check out this place: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/london-to-see-worlds-first-wheelchairaccessible-genderneutral-lgbtfriendly-dance-studio-9850057.html
* US women have won the first ever Sledge Hockey Women’s International Cup: http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/winter-sports/ice-sledge-hockey/1023750-us-women-win-inaugural-ipc-sledge-hockey-women-s-international-cup
* Are hearing interpreters the public face of ASL? And what are the implications of that? http://www.streetleverage.com/2014/11/hearing-interpreters-the-danger-of-being-the-public-face-of-asl/
* A new CNN move “The Ivory Tower” (which aired last night and again on November 23) will cover broad issues about diversity in higher education (though probably not disability):http://diverseeducation.com/article/68019/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=6d68ac522b3f41caa4da653fcf4ac043&elqCampaignId=415
* Does he or doesn’t he? Now Jerry Seinfeld says he doesn’t have autism after all (video has captions but not audio description): http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/11/20/seinfeld-doesnt-autism/19864/
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.