UMD RHA bills passed include student voter registration, accessibility resolutions
Outgoing RHA vice president Michelle Ameyaw said although there have been less bills passed this year than last, the smaller number shows the intention.
New UMD RHA committee set to focus on accessibility, disability rights
The committee plans to work with this university’s accessibility and disability service department to make accessibility resources more readily available.
UMD must employ AI for more accessible classrooms
The initial investment in AI technology may seem significant, but the long-term benefits of providing a more accessible and inclusive education outweigh the cost.
UMD students advocate for clearer accessibility, accommodations regulations
Accessibility and accommodations vary in support depending on the department.
UMD event mourns people with disabilities murdered by caretakers
This is the sixth year this university has honored the Day of Mourning, an event that has been observed across the country since 2012.
The ADS process is hard enough. UMD requiring documentation only makes it worse.
Requiring documentation for ADS requests complicates an already-difficult process
UMD’s paratransit policies are too unforgiving. They must improve.
If stringent policies aim to ensure service for all, then paratransit must expand availability for everyone who relies on this service to get around.
ADS note takers need training and oversight
Note-takers should be paid to ensure consistent accommodations for ADS students
Emily Yang shares experience with limited accessibility for UMD students with disabilities
What is it like to be a student at the University of Maryland with a disability? Emily Yang, a senior criminology and criminal justice and psychology major, shares her thoughts.
“Lifting their memories”: UMD hosts virtual vigil for Disability Day of Mourning
The vigil is part of a national movement started by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.