Accessibility and Disability Update: May News and Events AAPI, GAAD, DAPi + Nominate UMBC Accessibility Champions
May contains multitudes beyond finals and commencements:

Asian American and Pacific Island (AAPI) Heritage Month has a lot of intersectionality with disability beyond luminaries like Alice Wong and local Lydia X. Y. Brown -  Read more about the Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative here.

May 16th is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) - click on the link to learn more about how to celebrate and enhance accessibility, especially digital accessibility, such as:

Know or experience a UMBC faculty or a department that champions accessibility?  NOMINATE THEM for the ADS Accessibility Trailblazer Award via this link.  Last year's awardees:

Dr. Laura Rose, Psychology (Faculty) and the Chemistry Department (2023)

Want to learn more about course accessibility, read on:

On May 21st Improve Course Accessibility with a 30 minute Quick Start with Instructional Technology, faculty can sign up for this online session here.

Learn more about ADS collaboration with UMBC's Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence research on neurodiversity in language teaching and learning (TESOL)

Also, on May 10, UMBC's Gamma Kappa chapter of Delta Alphi Pi International Honor Society for students with disabilities had its Induction, welcoming seven (7) new member and celebrating three graduating seniors.

In closing, don't forget to take care of yourself (Take the Moment) throughout all of May in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month!
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The Wellness Initiative [link] and Healthy Retrievers [link] coordinate resources, classes, webinars and initiatives that support mental health and well-being.

Students seeking to connect with others about mental health awareness and support can link up with the NAMI UMBC [link] student organization and/or find confidential support and additional resources through The Counseling Center's website [link]. 

Want to be more effective with mental health in the community?  Get trained in Mental Health First Aid through the UHS's office of Health Promotion which offers it twice each semester.  Call 410-455-2546 to find out about the next class.

Faculty and staff who are struggling with a situation may have support and referral through the employee assistance program [link], as well as through their insurance networks.

And let's not forget that the stress of the end of the semester has many campus partners providing avenues for relief. The Women's Center is having a self-care day on May 14th and the Mosaic Center is having a Relaxation Station on May 15th.


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