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This month’s article begins with gratitude. The Adams County Office for Aging Inc. (ACOFA) hosted its Spring Fling event last week, and it was a very good day. People had

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An undercover video reveals that the University of St. Thomas places ‘trans-identifying’ individuals in student housing that doesn’t correspond to their sex —...

In March, conservative political commentator Candace Owens made some rather distasteful comments about disability representation in clothing company SKIMS. Model Haleigh Rosa was featured on the SKIMS website in a wheelchair advertising a new adaptive clothing line. Instead of scrolling or looking at the hundreds of other clothing ads that feature able-bodied models, Owens decided...

In March 2020, Allyson Yu was in the midst of her first year as a Temple University student. She was settling in, enjoy her coursework and fully embracing the metropolitan setting that was one of the primary drivers behind her enrolling at Temple. Then, without warning, the world shut down. “It was really, really hard for everyone. I had been looking for a city atmosphere and

When Washington University opened the new East End of campus, it was hailed for its commitment to accessibility. The new buildings all had large, street level entrances, automatic doors not only for exterior doors but inside as well, and large centrally located elevators. However, for many disabled students, there remains much room for improvement on the rest of campus.

Syracuse University students shared their experiences following a months-long national shortage in Adderal.

Sophomore Daniel Pyskaty and first-year Elijah Bader-Gregory will be next year’s SA President and Vice President, with 817 total votes.

Students receiving accommodations from Pitt’s Disability Resources and Services discuss their concerns with the office — such as miscommunication and campus inaccessibility — in hopes of change at Pitt.

The University of Illinois provides services to students with disabilities through its Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services.  DRES can offer many forms of accommodations to students with physical and/or mental disabilities. However, while DRES widely advertises its services, attaining these services seems near impossible for students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.  The four-month-plus waiting list...