JMU faculty and staff are making strides toward greater accessibility in and outside of the classroom through a campus-wide initiative making all university digital content meet the minimum accessibility standards required under Title II of the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
POTS is not only exhausting and unpredictable, but also incredibly isolating in my experience. Patients, like myself, often have to worry about scrutiny and judgment from professors and students who do not understand or care to consider the invisible, yet debilitating condition.
Designed for those who need assistance getting around campus, the Harrisonburg Paratransit is a wheelchair-accessible bus system that runs through the HDPT and is free for JMU students and employees, according to the university website.
Selove said it’s good for students with neurological differences “to see themselves represented by someone in a position of authority, someone who is a professional” — and for those without them to see it’s “a normal part of the human experience for someone to have a ‘neurodivergency.’”
JMU commemorated this year’s Disability Advocacy Week theme of “Unlearning Ableism Together” with activist Imani Barbarin’s speech about the effects of ableism and the power of self-advocacy in Holland-Yates Hall on April 3.
The pervasive cultural emphasis on body image has made dysfunctional eating normalized, even idealistic. Many students remain unaware of their toxic eating habits, surrounded by a multitude of people who chronically diet, cut out entire food groups or obsessively count calories.
June 9, 2019. Ali Stroker wins Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards. An actor, singer, and wheelchair user, Ali Stroker has been a trailblazer for disability representation on the stage. She was the first wheelchair user to graduate from the Tisch School of the Arts Drama Department at New York University. In 2015, she was the first wheelchair user to appear on Broadway, starring as Anna in the musical, Spring Awakening. For her performance as Ado Annie Carnes in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma!, Stroker became the first wheelchair user to win a Tony Award in 2019.
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