[nabs-l] Student orgs related to disability

[Derek Manners]

One thing students are doing is meeting with the President and or Provost of colleges and telling them how they are doing good on accessibility and how they can improve. This is something the NABS board is actively trying to work with students to make happen. Let me know if this is something that interests you. 

Best wishes
Derek Manners
NABS board member

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> On Mar 31, 2015, at 2:12 PM, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am excited to report that after meeting another blind student on my
> campus she and I are working to establish a student organization for
> students with and without disabilities to discuss accessibility, raise
> awareness of disability issues, etc.  We were particularly struck by
> the fact that we would have never met had a professor we've both had
> not thought to encourage both of us to join an ensemble this semester;
> we have spent the past 2 and a half years of our college careers
> separately thinking we were the only blind student on campus.  We have
> since found out we were both in the same dorm building our freshman
> year, and I even had a friend I visited frequently on her floor.
> While we understand the need for the disability services staff to
> maintain confidentiality, it was striking to find out that we were
> experiencing the exact same problems on campus and because there
> wasn't a united front nothing was being done to fix them.
> 
> We wondered if this was effecting anyone else on campus, so we
> approached our DS office about faculty sponsorship for the
> organization.  They agreed to it, but have let the other girl and I
> spearhead things.  They're providing the space and possibly some light
> refreshments for an info session in a few weeks.
> 
> We have a few ideas in mind for the club, but I'm interested in
> getting input from other students.  We know we want to do some
> outreach on campus and possibly form a fundraiser by selling something
> to raise awareness of disability issues.  We know we'd like to
> affiliate with Delta Alpha Pi, the international honors society for
> students with disabilities.  Since she and I both have experience in
> martial arts we'd also like to make a membership activity in the
> future a self-defence workshop aimed towards people with disabilities.
> Any other ideas?
> 
> -- 
> Kaiti
> 
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