UC Berkeley resources you can access virtually
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This list of campus resources is not exhaustive but includes a variety of areas that will be offering services remotely.
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ASUC Senate discusses UC Berkeley’s response to COVID-19 pandemic
The ASUC Senate met virtually Wednesday to discuss accommodations campus will be taking moving forward in response to COVID-19, the new coronavirus.
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Risa Fulkerson announces campaign for ASUC Senate, transfer representative
Campus senior Risa Fulkerson is running as an independent candidate for the ASUC Senate and transfer representative position in the upcoming election.
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Disabled Students’ Program’s 2nd art showcase honors ‘joy’ of community
The UC Berkeley Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP, held its second art showcase Thursday as the culmination of Disability Awareness Month celebrations throughout November.
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A lesson in accommodations
Bear in Mind
Access to accommodations is the sole reason I am able to remain in school while severely depressed. My accommodations don’t give me a leg up over my peers; they put us on an even playing ground.
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UC Berkeley launches scanning service to turn print material into electronic format
UC Berkeley is now offering a scanning service that will turn print material into an electronic format, making it more accessible to campus faculty.
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UC Berkeley should create a disability cultural space
Wheeling to my very first meeting of the Student Coalition for Disability Rights, I was ecstatic to meet other disabled students and gather in a place I could eventually call home. UC Berkeley’s reputation of being the birthplace of the Disability Rights Movement was not lost on me, and I
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Subcommittee formed to negotiate space for disability cultural center
The Space Assignments and Capital Improvements Committee, or SACI, is forming a subcommittee to analyze a proposal for creating a disability cultural center on campus and identifying a space for the center.
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Students with disabilities need personalized career services
A poster created in 1951 recognizing what we know today as National Disability Employment Awareness Month read, “America needs ALL of us.” Now, the tagline for workforce inclusion for the 2018 National Disability Employment Awareness Month is “America’s Workforce: Empowering All.” For 73 years and counting, the United States has
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We need to expand services for students with disabilities
Updated 10/30/19: Some of the language in this article has been updated. The Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP, at UC Berkeley was one of the first disability services programs in higher education in the United States. It was founded by students with disabilities in 1970 after they organized to advocate
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