The CAAT office proudly presents “Prime Time,” a series of in-person webinars addressing accessibility and disability in academia, held once a month in Siek Campus Center Room 150. These webinars will be a great opportunity to have in-depth discussions with your peers about your experience and daily interaction with accessibility. At the end of each webinar, a participant will get the chance to win a prize by completing our survey.
This will be a purr-fect webinar to attend, all you need to do is sign up.
November’s Webinar
Webinar Name: Perspectives on Serving Students with Chronic Illness
Date: Thursday, November 7
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location: Siek Campus Center, Room 150
Blurb:
Students with a chronic illness disability experience many barriers that do not always match up with traditional disability accommodations; as a result such students often receive insufficient supports. Because their needs are not well understood by administrators, faculty, and other students, rejection, skepticism, and outright disbelief are also not uncommon. Assessing such students’ needs and ensuring that appropriate accommodations are available and carried out can be a challenge for disability specialists and others who work with these students. In this webinar, we will cover some common barriers and possible accommodations, and also consider how to interact with different viewpoints on campus regarding whether and how to implement them.