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<Title>Reminder Ideathon and PowerPoint Roulette TODAY</Title>
<Tagline>UC 312 From 11-2</Tagline>
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<Summary>Reminder! Join us today if you RSVP for food and fun. Attendees are welcome, food limited to RSVPS. UC 312</Summary>
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<Title>REPOST: Candid Conversations about Accessibility w/InstrTech</Title>
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    <p><span>This session will provide an overview of resources available to support the common accommodation needs for students who are deaf or have a hearing impairment. Students with disability accommodations may require sign language interpreters and captioning/transcriptions of all audio and video materials.  </span></p>
    <p><span>We will provide an overview of the options that Student Disability Services (SDS) and DoIT provide UMBC users to meet student accommodation needs. Transcription/captioning is a legal requirement for course materials for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students, though </span>all<span> students benefit from the availability of transcribed/captioned content which increases engagement and increases  retention and comprehension. </span></p>
    <p><span>In the session, answers to some common questions will be addressed including:</span></p>
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    <li><p><span>Where can I find SDS accommodations support for faculty?</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>How do I include a sign language interpreter or live transcriptionist?</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>How do I caption pre-recorded lectures and synchronous online course meetings?</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>How do I ensure that my course materials are in an accessible format?</span></p></li>
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    <p><span>This session will be facilitated by </span><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/ariev/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Peter Ariev,</a> Instructional Design Specialist, <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/abrams/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Josh Abrams</a>, Instructional Design Specialist, and <a href="https://sds.umbc.edu/about-us/meet-our-staff/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Michael Canale</a><span>, Assistant Director in the Office of Student Disability Services. </span></p>
    <p><span>To RSVP for this event: Please click on the Website button below to connect with "Going Virtually" and adding this event to your calendar. </span></p>
    <p><span>This session will take place in a virtual conference room. On the date/time of the event, please join the session by clicking "Join Online Event" above. The meeting link will be added to this event page in advance of the session.</span></p>
    <p><span>The session will be recorded and the link will be distributed to everyone who registered.</span></p>
    <p><span>A photo of a hand sculpture supporting a tree trunk accompanies this post, as a symbol of academic support. Credit unsplash.com</span></p>
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<Title>Rest in Power Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist</Title>
<Tagline>Celebrating Her Life and Legacy 1947-2023, 3/8 Memorial</Tagline>
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    <div>Judith "Judy" Heumann - widely regarded as the "mother" of the disability rights movement passed away in DC on March 4, 2023.  <a href="https://judithheumann.com/the-world-mourns-the-passing-of-judy-heumann-disability-rights-activist/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">A summary of her life and essential work is available on her website here</a>.</div>
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    <div><a href="https://judithheumann.com/memorial-service-honoring-the-life-of-judy-heumann/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Memorial service information (DC/Livestream) is posted here.</a></div>
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    <div>She has left an indelible mark on the world for people with disabilities and all who benefit from accessible features.  She has been a lifelong advocate for herself and others, beginning with her own educational advocacy and her successful challenge in becoming a licensed teacher who uses a wheelchair and continuing to the present day. Her experience with Camp Jened and the San Francisco 504 protests has received broad attention with the recent documentary <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRrIs22plz0" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Crip Camp</a>. (NB: there is intersection with<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1ATXKfr9g" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Dr. Sami Schalk's recent 504 UMBC talk</a>)</div>
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    <div>More of Judy Heumann's work in her own words can be found here:</div>
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    <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p57NyoqpO_E" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Remembering Judy Heumann: A Brief But Spectacular Take on the Disability Rights Movement</a></li>
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    <a href="https://vimeo.com/805553571" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Reading from Being Heumann on media and film portrayal of people with disabilities</a> </li>
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    <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/judith_heumann_our_fight_for_disability_rights_and_why_we_re_not_done_yet" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Our Fight For Disability Rights and Why We Are Not Done Yet</a> Ted Talk</li>
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    <a href="https://judithheumann.com/heumann-perspective/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Heumann Perspective Podcast</a> through 2/23/23</li>
    <li><a href="https://www.respectability.org/2023/01/judy-heumann-interview-jdaim/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">JDAIM Reflections on Faith and Disability</a></li>
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    <div>Her influence is truly global, national and local - many of the professional staff within UMBC's Accessibility and Disability Services have seen her in action through Association for Higher Ed and Disability (AHEAD) and similar  professional development events. Her memory is a global blessing.</div>
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    <div>While she will be dearly missed, as a tribute to her legacy, she would want campus members to co-create a disability-friendly community, and to reach out to UMBC Disability resources for information and support:</div>
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    <li><a href="https://accessibility.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Accessibility &amp; Disability Services</a></li>
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    <div>Photo of a larger-than-life seated silver man statue overlooking a man in a wheelchair, both appear to be gazing out a floor-to-ceiling window with a lush, green landscape, symbolizing Judy Heumann's influence on the experience of people with disabilities.  Credit Unsplash.com</div>
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    <div>Calling all Earth Scientists!</div>
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    <div>UMBC's annual <strong>Earth Day Symposium is coming up on April 21st</strong>! This all-day event will feature <strong>invited talks</strong> centered around this year's theme of Synergy in Science. There is also a <strong>panel</strong> for anyone interested in working in industry, academia, and government, <strong>tabling</strong> during Earth hour that will show off our earth scientist working across campus, and a <strong>poster session</strong> open to both graduate and undergraduate researchers! The top 3 posters this year will be recognized with awards and prizes!</div>
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    <strong>To stay in the know RSVP at this link: </strong><a href="https://forms.gle/NBQKQSYNMA8zRiuQ6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://forms.gle/NBQKQSYNMA8zRiuQ6</a>
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    <strong>To submit a poster go to this link: </strong><a href="https://forms.gle/Bf35uAKw5fj95oy6A" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://forms.gle/Bf35uAKw5fj95oy6A</a>
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    <div>For more information and to stay updated as we announce the exciting lineup of speakers make sure to bookmark the <strong>official Earth Day website</strong>: <a href="https://eds.umbc.edu/eds-2023/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://eds.umbc.edu/eds-2023/</a>
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    <div>Happy Earth day! </div>
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    <div>Accessibility and Disability Services and Student Disability Services celebrates Women's History Month, calling to mind all women who have contributed to pivotal moments and events in history and contemporary society. Women with disabilities have always been an essential part of history.  These two articles showcase some of these women trailblazers, with links for more in-depth information:</div>
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    <a href="https://lcelliott2.medium.com/badass-disabled-women-from-history-you-should-know-about-part-one-1509a938fefc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Disabled Women from History You Should Know About</a><div><ul>
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    <li>Adelaide Knight</li>
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    <li>Rosa May Billinghurst</li>
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    <li><a href="https://www.disabilityhistorysnapshots.com/post/sojourner-truth-1797-1883" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sojourner Truth</a></li>
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    <a href="https://msmagazine.com/2022/02/10/harriet-tubman-disability-democracy/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Harriet Tubman</a> (<a href="https://msmagazine.com/tubman200/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Celebration link</a>)</li>
    <li><a href="https://www.disabilityhistorysnapshots.com/post/eliza-suggs-early-disabledsnark-at-its-finest" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Eliza Suggs</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://www.chronicmom.com/2021/04/disabled-women-in-history-noor-inayat-khan-wwii-spy-and-indian-princess.html/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Noor Inayat Khan</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/fannie-lou-hamers-america-9knshm/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Fannie Lou Hamer</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://www.unified-solutions.org/wilma-mankiller/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Wilma Mankiller</a></li>
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    <div>Some contemporary women with disabilities who are creating more change include:</div>
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    <li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/brief/393179/judy-heumann" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Judy Heumann</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/show/greta-thunberg-year-change-world/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Greta Thunberg</a></li>
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    <a href="https://autistichoya.net/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Lydia X. Z. Brown</a> </li>
    <li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/justice-sonia-sotomayor-diabetes#3" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sonia Sotomayor</a></li>
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    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MA7o6FgPRU" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Sarai Pahla</a> </li>
    <li><a href="https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/about/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Alice Wong</a></li>
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    <div>Take a moment, connect with the linked material, and learn more about these trail-blazers.  </div>
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    <div>Disability-related resources at UMBC include:</div>
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    <li><a href="https://sds.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Student Disability Services</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://accessibility.umbc.edu/employee-accommodations/requesting-work-related-accommodations-at-umbc-procedures/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Accessibility &amp; Disability Services</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://health.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Retriever Integrated Health</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://accessibility.umbc.edu/report-campus-accessibility-concern/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Report an Accessibility Concern via this link</a></li>
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    <div>Happy Women's History Month!</div>
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    <div><p><span>A photo of a woman in a power wheelchair stopped in front of a pedestal accompanies this post. Credit Carlos Navas via unsplash.com.</span></p></div>
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<Title>3 Minute Thesis and Gritty Talks Registration</Title>
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    <p>The GEARS is happy to begin registration for its flagship event of the year "3MT and Gritty Talks" on 19th April 2023, from 10 am to 3 pm, at UC Ballroom.<br></p>
    <p>There will be 2 mandatory one-to-one sessions with Scott Morgan on 15th March 2023 and 12th April 2023.<br></p>
    <p>Interested students can reserve a spot by filling out the registration form below. Thank you.</p>
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    <p>Attendees will get tips regarding media training, and public speaking, and learn how to properly express an idea in a short period of time<br><br></p>
    <p>Regards,<br></p>
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    <p>Contact:<span> </span><a href="mailto:gsa-gears-group@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">gsa-gears-group@umbc.edu</a></p>
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<Title>Join our community of Radical Love &amp; Belonging</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Dear friends of i3b (old, new, and soon-to-be!),<div><br></div>
    <div>It's giving day at UMBC! What can we do in 36 hours? Contribute to #umbc #BlackAndGoldRush and see what's possible when we work together. This Giving Day we invite you to <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BYasm3uTVU1KJC8TeanlRfgN5srAWiau/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">join our community of radical love and belonging</a> by <a href="https://bit.ly/umbci3b23" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">giving to the i3b fund this Giving Day</a>.</div>
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    <div>When you give to i3b, you support students finding belonging in identity-based spaces across campus, like <strong>The Mosaic: Center for Cultural Diversity, The Pride Center, and the Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being</strong>. Your gift also funds programs that help students develop skills needed to dialogue across difference and become more equitable and inclusive community leaders.</div>
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    <li>Support initiatives like the Interact Dialogues Program, Your Story Belongs Here theater collaboration and annual graduation celebrations like the Lavender Graduation &amp; Scholarship and the Black &amp; Latin/e/x Graduation Celebration</li>
    <li>Support the expansion of religious and spiritual student resources and programming</li>
    <li>Support LGBTQ outreach programming and Pride Center beautification by giving to the LGBTQ Outreach fund</li>
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    <span><span><strong>Read our full letter <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BYasm3uTVU1KJC8TeanlRfgN5srAWiau/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">HERE</a>!</strong></span></span><div>
    <span><strong>Link to give: </strong></span><a href="https://bit.ly/umbci3b23" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://bit.ly/umbci3b23</a>
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    <span>A contribution of any amount will make a significant difference. </span><span><span>bell hooks told us, <strong>“</strong></span><span><strong>Without love, our efforts to liberate ourselves and our world community from oppression and exploitation are doomed.</strong></span><span><strong>”</strong> This thinking grounds our community and our commitment in radical love and belonging. </span><span>Whether you decide to give today or not, we hope we can now consider you friends of i3b…. Friends </span><span>who will join us as we strive to co-create a more socially just world.</span></span>
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    <span>Please also consider supporting other programs and initiatives in UMBC's Division of Student Affairs that help students to get involved, develop leadership skills, build thriving relationships and communities, and access support in challenging times. See </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/vpsa/posts/131267" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">this post</a><span> for a list of these initiatives. Donate by visiting </span><a href="http://blackandgoldrush.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">blackandgoldrush.umbc.edu</a><span>.</span><span><br></span>
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    <div><span>With appreciation,</span></div>
    <div><span><em>Jasmine, Ciara, Adam, Angelina, Carlos, Matt &amp; Drew</em></span></div>
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    <p><span>Donate to Retriever Essentials! All gifts - no matter the size - add up, providing the UMBC community better access to free food and essentials. </span><span>Join the #BlackAndGoldRush by visiting </span><a href="https://givingday.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>blackandgoldrush.umbc.edu</span></a><span> and support Retriever Essentials! </span></p>
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    <p><span>A gift of...</span></p>
    <p><span>$25: Provides rice or pasta to stock our shelves for 2 days</span></p>
    <p><span>$50: Provides cereal to stock The Essential Space for one week.</span></p>
    <p><span>$100: Provides peanut butter for 2 weeks</span></p>
    <p><span>$250: Provides produce to stock out fridge for 2 weeks</span></p>
    <p><span>$500: Provides meat for our freezer for 1 month</span></p>
    <p><span>$1000: Provides enough food supply for 5 weeks</span></p>
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    <p>THANK YOU!</p>
    <p>- The Retriever Essentials Community</p>
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    <div>Hello CAHSS Grad Students, You're invited to our first Town Hall event of Spring 2023.</div>
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    <div><strong>When: Friday, March 10 1-2pm</strong></div>
    <div><strong>Where: <a href="https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.phpMTID=me716f8fa9a5111685ea7335de020d898" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.phpMTID=me716f8fa9a5111685ea7335de020d898</a></strong></div>
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    <div> What is a town hall you ask? Well this is an opportunity for you, the student, to meet us, your senator and representative in GSA. This is not a formal event. It is a casual opportunity for you to be heard.  We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you so that we can best serve you in the Graduate Student Association. All are welcome. This event will be hosted online through Webex.</div>
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    <div>Hope to see you there,</div>
    <div>Your Senators</div>
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    <span>Grace De Oro </span><div><span>Jessica Burstrem </span></div>
    <div><span>Amy Cruz </span></div>
    <div><span>Taylor West</span></div>
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    <div>When: Friday, March 10 1-2pm</div>
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