Spotlighting Neurodiversity Events

Spotlighting Neurodiversity Events Advocating for Neurodiversity at UMBC

UMBC’s Neurodiversity Club is dedicated to increasing awareness, fostering inclusion, and improving experiences for neurodivergent individuals. While these events are not hosted by UMBC, they are highlighting opportunities from organizations that support neurodiversity. They are excited to foster a faculty and staff group dedicated to increasing understanding, true inclusion, and improving the experiences of neurodivergent members of the UMBC community.

Stay tuned for upcoming events, research discussions, and programming designed to support neurodiversity and inclusion.

Upcoming Events:

Neuro-inclusive Recruitment Q&A: Ask the Experts
January 29 | 12–1 PM (GMT)

Teach Access Student Academy (Virtual)
February 20 & 21

Presentation: Integrating Neuroinclusive Pedagogy into Practice (College Autism Network)
February 25 | 12 PM (EST)

VTAC Biennial Autism Conference (In Person)
March 24

Replay: January CAN Presentation

Thanks to Dr. Nicole Noble and Dr. Carlos Castañeda for discussing their compelling research on autistic college students' experiences in seeking and maintaining romantic relationships.

Join us in building a more inclusive UMBC.

This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

UMBC is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all. To request accommodation(s) or to inquire about event accessibility, please contact us via disability@umbc.edu with the event name in the subject line.

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Join us for the UMBC screening of By My Side - a short documentary that provides an intimate portrait of three veterans navigating their world with PTSD - an outcome faced by approximately 20% of veterans of the wars of Afghanistan and Iraq. These veterans and their families bravely share their pain, fear and the experience that they have lost time and love that may never return. All three found hope - in the heart of a loyal, faithful and well-trained service dog. Through intimate interviews and revealing footage, the film demonstrates how these dogs help mitigate the trauma and scarring experienced by these veterans.

A brief Q&A and panel discussion will follow the film screening.

When: November 11, 2024 Noon-1 p.

Where: Admin 101 (Lecture Hall)

Post Save-The-Date UPDATE: Please register as attending in this event link

The film is captioned and a range of accessible seating options are available. For additional inquiries about access or accommodation, email slazar@umbc.edu with "By My Side" in the subject line.

Organized by Accessibility and Disabilities Services, in partnership with Student Affairs' Veteran and Military Affiliated Services.

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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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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:

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