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The Office of Student Accessibility Service

The Office of Student Accessibility Services (SAS) and DREAM (Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring) Peer Educators, in collaboration with other campus partners, will host a Disability Awareness, Access, and Inclusion week starting October 16th. The purpose of the week is to celebrate the diversity of individuals with disabilities, recognize disability as an important part of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, promote accessibility and universal design across campus, and break down stigma and barriers for individuals with disabilities.

DREAM will host a special guest speaker Noelle Lambert, founder of the Born To Run Foundation, on Wednesday, October 18th at 7pm in the Hogan Ballroom. The Born To Run Foundation provides prosthetics for athletes who have lost limbs. Having lost a leg in her lifetime, Ms. Lambert “makes the promise to help young amputees obtain specialized prosthetics that they are unable to afford so that they will be able to live a more fulfilling life” (source: Born to Run Foundation). Recently having finished college, Ms. Lambert is a record-holding paralympian athlete who participated in the 2021 Tokyo games.

 Refreshments will be provided; please register for the event on myHC. 

Other event highlights from the week include:

• Making Your Events Accessible: Accessibility Drop In Hours
  • Date/Time: Monday, 10/16 from 3-5pm
  • Location: Hogan 2 Tables
  • Description: Are you a part of a Recognized Student Organization that is looking to assess if your events are accessible for the HC community? Stop by the Hogan 2 table area to meet and consult with members of the Office of Accessibility Services. They can provide guidance on how to make your events accessible and inclusive to all!
  • Sign up on MyHC!

• EdTech’s Tech Table
  • Date/Time: Wednesday, 10/18 from 11:30–2:30 pm
  • Location: Hogan Lobby Tables
  • Description: Come by Hogan to learn more about digital accessibility, enjoy some free candy, and be entered into a lottery to win a $50 HC Bookstore  Gift Card.
  • Sponsored by Ed Tech’s Learning Design team

• Accessibility and Universal Design are two different concepts: Why Universal Design works best among our Deaf and signing communities
  • Date/Time: Thursday, 10/19 from 2:30-3pm
  • Location: TBD, check myHC
  • Description: Sponsored by Deaf Studies

• Student Accessibility Services Open House
  • Date/Time: Thursday, 10/19 from  3-4pm
  • Location: Hogan 505
  • Description: Come by Hogan 505 to learn more about our office and get some free cookies and hot chocolate
  • Sign up on myHC!

• Hocus Focus: Tricks and Treats to Enhance Your Attention
  • Led by Academic Services and Learning Resources (ASLR)
  • Date/Time: Thursday, 10/19 from 6-7pm
  • Location: Hogan 401
  • Description: What is attention and how do we connect it to motivation to help us enhance our learning? Learn to hack the dopamine system that determines your attention span.
  • Sign up on myHC!

• Library Exhibit
  • Date/Time: All week 10/16-10/20
  • Location: Main Reading Room in Dinand Library
  • Description: Come learn about various disability / accessibility resources!

A full link of events is available with dates and time is located in myHC. If you need disability-related accommodations for any of these events, please contact hcaccessibility@holycross.edu.