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<Title>Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day!</Title>
<Tagline>And Good Luck on Your Finals!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>The purpose of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is to get everyone thinking about access/inclusion and people with different abilities. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Exciting news: </div><div>Apple releases new video series to promote accessibility awareness in time for Global Accessibility Awareness Day. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHFlHpPjgk7307LVoFKonAqq616WCzif7" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHFlHpPjgk7307LVoFKonAqq616WCzif7</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<Summary>The purpose of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is to get everyone thinking about access/inclusion and people with different abilities.      http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/...</Summary>
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<PostedAt>Thu, 18 May 2017 15:58:27 -0400</PostedAt>
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<Title>Accepting Note Taker Applications for Summer 2017</Title>
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<Summary>Are you taking summer classes? Do you take clear and detailed notes? Want to receive compensation for sharing your notes? The Office of Student Disability Services is now accepting note-taker...</Summary>
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<Title>Semester Accommodations Request for Summer Session</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Please submit your Summer Accommodation Semester Requests in Accommodate. See the link below on how to submit your Semester Request: <a href="http://sds.umbc.edu/accommodate-semester-request/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://sds.umbc.edu/accommodate-semester-request/</a>. Students that are approved for note-taking assistance and are planning to use this accommodation for summer may want to consider Sonocent audio note-taker. For more information on Sonocent please visit their website at <a href="https://www.sonocent.com/en-us/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">www.sonocent.com</a> and contact our AT Specialist, Mr. Andrew Drummond, <a href="mailto:adrumm@umbc.edu">adrumm@umbc.edu</a>.</div>
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<Summary>Please submit your Summer Accommodation Semester Requests in Accommodate. See the link below on how to submit your Semester Request: http://sds.umbc.edu/accommodate-semester-request/. Students...</Summary>
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<Title>Please Schedule Your Finals!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">With finals starting next week, we at Student Disability Services would like to remind students who are approved for testing accommodations, to schedule your final exams with our office ASAP. Final exams start on Thursday, 5/18/17 and end on Wednesday 5/24/17. Please schedule your exams through our online <a href="http://sds.umbc.edu/scheduling-exams-in-accommodate/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Accommodate system. </a></div>
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<Title>Vote for The Adaptive Sports Program &amp; Wheelchair Basketball</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span>Hello UMBC FAMILY,</span></p><p><span>Let's make history together, again, right now!</span></p><br><p><span>Some of you may be already aware that students and staff are coming together at UMBC to build a new accessible sports program called Adaptive Sports Program. This prospective program will include a </span><span>wheelchair basketball class open to students and staff together</span><span>, coming soon.</span></p><br><p><span>This is your time to vote. Since Spring 2014, students and staff have been brainstorming, organizing events and applying for funding. And we </span><span>finally </span><span>got selected as finalists for ProveIt! to get funds required to start the program. We are asking that if you think this is something you want to happen, please </span><span>voice your votes</span><span> on myUMBC starting <span><span>8a.m.</span></span> <span><span>Monday May 1st through Monday May 3, 2017</span></span>, here: </span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/proveit2017" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>http://my.umbc.edu/groups/proveit2017</span></a></p><br><p><span>See </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/214573276" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>this</span></a><span> video and the attached flyer for more information.</span></p></span></div>
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<Title>Please Start Scheduling Your Finals!</Title>
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<Title>SAAC's  3rd Annual 3 on 3 Wheelchair Basketball Fundraiser</Title>
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<Title>April is Autism Awareness Month!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><div><p>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder <span> that affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. More than 3.5 million Americans currently live with ASD, and 1 in 68 children are born with a variation of it, so it’s likely you know, whether or not you’re aware of it, someone on the autism spectrum.</span></p><p><span>With a growing incidence in the country,</span><span> </span><a href="http://www.autism-society.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Autism Society</a><span> </span><span>was founded in 1965 and in the early 1970s began a nationwide campaign to raise awareness. The first</span><span> </span><a href="http://www.whathealth.com/awareness/event/nationalautismmonth.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">National Autism Awareness Month</a><span> occurred in April of 1970. Nearly 50 years later, April is still celebrated as a time to raise awareness around the differences of those on the spectrum, supporting people and educating the public on autism.</span></p><p><span>Check out the full article here: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-support-autism-awareness-month-this-april_us_58dd0d4be4b04ba4a5e25125" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">April is Autism Awareness Month</a></span></p></div></div></div>
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<Summary>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder  that affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. More than 3.5 million Americans currently live with...</Summary>
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