Fulbright Scholars with Disabilities Share Their Experiences

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:46:19 -0400
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Please join us for Fulbright's online events that review and unpack the Fulbright experience for Fulbright Scholars with disabilities from around the world:

May 2nd, 2024 3-4 pm- Navigating a Fulbright Study Grant as a Neurodivergent Scholar in the UK with Geglie Davis-Tillie (Online)

May 6th, 2024 3-4 pm Navigating a Fulbright ETA Grant as a Disabled Scholar in Taiwan with Speaker Mariam Yaldram, UMBC ALUMNI (Online)

As a new UMBC alum, in June of 2022 Mariam Yaldram's Fulbright on Global Education and Disability was featured in UMBC Magazine and is linked here.

Sessions are 45 minutes-1 hour

General information on being a Fulbright Scholar with a Disability can be found with their online document here. UMBC information on the Fulbright Scholar process is linked here.

Feel free to register for any of these Fulbright events by scanning the QR code on the linked flyer or click on the website button below. Enjoy the webinars and best wishes with the Fulbright process.

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At UMBC the Office of Accessibility & Disability Services can be a resource for co-creating a disability-friendly community on campus (which may include assistive technology), including these processes:

Student Disability Services works with academic accommodations

Work-related accommodations for faculty staff and student employees are administered via ADS.

Accessibility Concerns may be reported online via this link.

Thumbnail of a student at a desk, writing on a paper tablet with a nearby smartphone and book "Oh The Places You'll Go" accompanies the myUMBC post. Photo credit Tamarcus Brown via Unsplash.com