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UC Berkeley student advocates Katie Savin and Alena Morales recently reflected on their work and progress toward making campus accessible and welcoming for students with disabilities.
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The campus has expanded accessibility in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and requirements imposed after lawsuits. Barriers for students with physical disabilities, however, can often lie less in building plans, which are picked over for potential inaccessibility, than in barriers of the moment.
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Taking a step forward in promoting student wellness, the ASUC Senate passed a bill unanimously Wednesday night to establish a new student-led wellness initiative and workgroup.
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In a dimly lit room at the back of the RSF, past the rows of treadmills and tired faces on the first floor, change is brewing. Change is littered all over the floor in tiny, multicolored balls and silver golfing clubs. It is in the faces of the room’s occupants,
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What do you get when you combine the efforts of the chief medical officer of the Beijing Olympics, a former professional soccer player turned Chancellor’s Public Scholar, a former Paralympic athlete, a coach from the Bay Area Outreach and Recreations Program, the director of the American Cultures Engaged Scholarship program,
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Disability Awareness Week, an annual event organized by the Disabled Students Union to reduce the barrier between disabled students and others on campus, took place on campus last week.
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A recently published book states that UC Berkeley is one of five universities that offer enough services to make on-campus residency realistic for students with serious physical disabilities. The book, entitled “College Success for Students with Physical Disabilities,” was published Feb. 1. While all colleges and universities must meet the
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