DISABILITY SUPPORT
SERVICES

The UAB Division of Student Affairs hosted its annual End of Year Awards Celebration to recognize the excellence, innovation and impact of Student Affairs programs, staff, and departments. Nine different awards that were recognized.

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Disability Support Services (DSS) are integral to any college campus, especially a diverse campus like UAB. Students with disabilities need a campus that is easily accessible to them.

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Tuesday, April 18, the UAB Division of Student Affairs will host the sixth annual "Remembering Our Blazers: A Memorial Gathering" to honor the lives of the active students, faculty and staff who passed away this past year.

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The January Employee of the Month is Joy Burrell the program coordinator for Disability Support Services.

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Join Disability Support Services at the Center for Teaching and Learning at Lister Hill Library for their latest edition of their Accessibility Series.

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Commitment to Captioning is an ongoing institution-wide campaign hosted by UAB’s Disability Support Services (DSS). Learn how you can take part in the commitment.

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Jalan Cunningham of Disability Support Services has been recognized as the Student Affairs October Employee of the Month.

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UAB Disability Support Services (DSS) has a goal of captioning 1,000 videos by January 2023. We highly encourage all to submit upcoming lectures for this semester and next spring, as well as media content for any upcoming events. 

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During the first few months of a semester, students can accumulate more questions about life as a Blazer than they had when they started.

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Join Disability Support Services as they welcome Kevin Orr, current head coach for the Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation, on Feb. 16 at 5:00 p.m. 

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The UAB BWELL app, which is available in the Apple app store and at Google Play, encourages self-care habits and provides a plethora of useful mental health resources.

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OWN Your Resilience will be a virtual conversation and safe space for students to share their mental health struggles and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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This semester we're SHOWing our Blazer spirit, learn how by reading this message from the presidents of the Undergraduate Student Government Association and the Graduate Student Government.
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Disability Support Services will host a virtual art exhibit to showcase artwork created by UAB students, faculty and other individuals with disabilities.

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How can students prepare for the “new normal” when returning to campus this fall?

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Disability Support Services wants the entire UAB community to know that accessibility is their top priority!

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Starting June 10 and every following Wednesday at noon, join Disability Support Services as they explore opportunities and resources that can assist and engage the UAB community.

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This year marks the 9th annual Homecoming Wheelchair Flag Football event between UAB and The Lakeshore Foundation. Students, faculty and staff will team up against Lakeshore’s professional team members in observance of Disability Awareness Month.

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UAB is leading the way in regulatory compliance with its new formal process for filing and resolving disability-related grievances.

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Delta Alpha Pi honor society provides fall mentorship program for incoming UAB students with disabilities. Delta Alpha Pi, an academic honor society at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is geared up to offer a new mentorship program this fall for all incoming students who have some form of disability.

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