Alerts!
The next Alliance for Economic Inclusion meeting will be August 19, 2017 at the Kauffman Foundation from 8am-noon. The meeting will concentrate on resources for the aging population and people with disabilities in Metropolitan Kansas City. Register using the AEI online registration.
Interested in inclusive music and dance? Spaces are still available for performers of all abilities to participate in a free week-long event (August 7 - 12) with Jesse Stewart, internationally acclaimed musician, scholar, educator, and founder of We Are All Musicians. Register online by July 28th. Email questions to improv@ku.edu
Keep checking Audio Description services provided by Audio Reader for details about Lied Center, Theater Lawrence, and Starlight events that will be described. Additionally The Dole Institute of Politics has partnered with Audio Reader to have audio description available for their current events. Complete schedule of description services on the Audio Reader site.
KU professor developing a video game to prepare students with disabilitie for STEM careers
Matthew W. Mosconi assumes the directorship of the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, or K-CART
12-Year-Old Creating Yelp-like App for Accessibility
Audio description available at The Theater Lawrence, the Lied Center, and Starlight! See Audio Description services provided by Audio Reader for more details.
New logo selected for the hawk route and future accessible campus routes from over 40 student design submissions.
The Kansas Autism Conference will be held March 3 and Johnson County Community College. Register now through March 1.
Get information about receiving audio description at home on your television from the American Council for the Blind
Read about the signing of the rule regarding movie captioning and audio description.
Disability Studies Seminar at the Hall Center for Humanities on Nov 17
AXIS Dance Company - Changing the face of dance and disability event.
Audio Description services provided by Audio Reader will be available for various theater and museum events in Lawrence.
Register now for Audio Description training
Chancellor's message regarding 26th Anniversary of the ADA
Proclamation from the Governor
Proclamation of the 26th anniversary of the ADA will take place at the Lawrence City Hall meeting on July 19th at 5:45.
KU Law Professor Mike Hoeflich's opinion column on disability and accessibility
Disability rights groups march in Topeka in support of federal legislation
U.S. Dept. Of Education Releases NPRM to Improve Equity for Students with Disabilities
EEO Proposes 12% of Federal Agencies Staff Should Be Workers with Disabilities
National Council on Disability Commends Senate Commerce Committee for Hearings on Self-Driving Cars
Building Disability Literacy, One Brick At a Time
