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Disability Affinity Graduation Celebration
Join DREAM for our Disability Affinity Graduation Celebration-a virtual event honoring disabled college graduates! This celebration recognizes the achievements of disabled students across the country, providing space for community, reflection, and joy. Graduates will receive special recognition and graduation supplies. We’ll hear from disabled activists Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Shariese Katrell, and Jessica King. Open to graduates, students, allies, supporters, and family members.

📅 Date: Wednesday, May 14th
🕒 Time: 12 pm EST/3 pm PST (one hour)
🌐 Registration Link: www.tinyurl.com/DreamGraduation
It is also shared on our social media, including our Instagram, .

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A yellow background with a graduation cap and outlines of silhouettes of graduates with text stating “DISABILITY GRADUATION
Register: www.tinyurl.com/DreamGraduation
Join DREAM for our Disability Affinity Graduation Celebration-a virtual event honoring disabled college graduates! This celebration recognizes the achievements of disabled students across the country, providing space for community, reflection, and joy. Graduates will receive special recognition, graduation supplies, and we’ll hear from student speakers. Open to graduates, students, allies, supporters, and family members.”

This week is Ability Advocates’ Disability Awareness Week!
We encourage you to attend what you are able to!

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The text reads “ABILITY ADVOCATES’ DISABILITY AWARENESS WEEK
3/24
ASL INTRODUCTORY CLASS
(5:30 - 7:30 IN THE JAYHAWK ROOM)
3/25
BUBBLEBOX PERCENTAGE NIGHT
(3:00-6:30 PM)
3/26
SENSORY EVENT
(5:00-6:00PM, PINE ROOM OF UNION)
3/27
EXPLORING THE HAWK ROUTE (5:00PM, OUTSIDE OF SUMMERFIELD)” on an orange background. There is a hand signing I love you in the center

Our Epilepsy Seminar is today! Join us in person or on Zoom!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://kansas.zoom.us/j/91286707156

Meeting ID: 912 8670 7156
Passcode: 1111

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A purple background with purple squiggles are on the corners the text reads “Epilepsy Seminar Details This event is hybrid. A zoom link will be provided. The event will take place in LEEP2 iHAWKe lounge Directions: Enter the front of the School of Engineering and enter near the atrium. Take the stairs or elevator up 1 floor. Go past the Starbucks and take a right. The lounge will be to your left down the hallway. EVENT STARTS AT 5:30PM”

Our first meeting of the semester is tonight! Be sure to join us!

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Today is International Day for Persons with Disabilities!

What is the significance?
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is a day to raise awareness about disability rights and disabled persons’ well-being. This can include raising awareness about accessibility needed for people with disabilities to participate and about how disabled people are affected politically, socially, and culturally. Focusing on these issues and helping improve them will ultimately lead to a better quality of life for people a part of the disability community.

Fun fact:
Purple is the color chosen and typically worn on this day to show support for equality for people with disabilities

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Our first meeting is today at 5pm. Find the link in the General channel on Microsoft Teams!

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An orange and black checkered background with a white box in the center. Text is inside the box that reads “October 7th Meeting via Zoom Link in Teams” in orange and black font. Pumpkins and bats are on each side of the text and the AbilityKU below the text.