The Accessibility Matters Blog
What is the Accessibility Matters Blog?
The Student Disability Services is creating a new spotlight system that works to inform the public about both the issues and achievements that people with disabilities experience. This blog page will serve to bring together different stories and ideas from students, alumni, and faculty that will enhance your understanding of some of the challenges, concerns, and most importantly, successes of people with disabilities. It also serves as a way to expand your vision on philosophies pertaining to self-responsibility, independence, and growth.
What is our purpose?
The main purpose of this blog page is to highlight the challenges, successes, and unique stories of people with disabilities. Check out the most recent blog for a dose of disability awareness, or to find out some of the amazing news going on around campus on disability advocacy!
Check out our most recent blog!
Building Life-Affirming Classrooms: Centering Empathy, Flexibility, and Accountability by Matthew Bakko: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/building-life-affirming-classrooms-centering-empathy-flexibility-and-accountability-matthew-bakko
Championing College Students with Disabilities by Sarah Rogers: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/championing-college-students-with-disabilities-sarah-rogers
Building a Community of Learners: Equity, Inclusion, and Visibility for All Students by Dr. Jule Thomas: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/building-a-community-of-learners-equity-inclusion-and-visibility-for-all-students
The Importance of College Resources for Students with Disabilities: Insights from a Wayne State University Student by Domonique Mitchell: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/the-importance-of-college-resources-for-students-with-disabilities-domonique-mitchell
Reflective Moments Integrated into Praxis by Michael Jackson II: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/reflective-moments-integrated-into-praxis-michael-jackson
Access Needs by Dr. Christina Costa: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/access-needs-christina-costa
Introducing Andrew Maurer and the Pitt Family Opportunity Scholarship for Individuals with Disabilities by Jeffrey Garland: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/Pitt-Family-Opportunity-Scholarship
Words from a CAPS Counselor by Crisis Specialist, Sheila Lewis: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/Words-From-a-CAPS-Counselor-Sheila-Lewis
Special Educator Tools I Bring to My Higher Ed Classroom by Social Work Professor, Kess Ballentine: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/special-educator-tools-kess-ballentine
A Social Work Professor's Thoughts by Social Work Professor, Joy Ernst: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/a-social-work-professors-thoughts-joy-ernst
Personal Responsibility and Difficult Systems by Disability Specialist, Ryan Wiseman: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/personal-responsibility-and-difficult-systems-ryan-wiseman
SDS + PharmD = Success! by Pharmacy Education Specialist, Karen Gessler: https://studentdisability.wayne.edu/sds-pharmd-success-karen-gessler
If you are a Wayne State University student, staff, faculty, or alumni, and have a disability-related blog or story that you would like to share, please email accessibilitymattersblog@gmail.com.