Tag: Visual Disabilities

Disabilties

CSUN Explorers Program to Benefit People with Disabilities

California State University, Northridge (CSUN) will begin a two-year program starting this fall called CSUN Explorers in hopes of increasing the employability and independence of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. CSUN Explorers is a postsecondary program accessible through the university’s Tseng College. Individuals in the program will not be earning a degree, but will […]

August 8, 2018

Students

Brown Student: Editors Shouldn’t Have Apologized for Columns

A Brown University student whose newspaper columns prompted protests from other students says she doesn’t think the editors should have apologized for the articles, which they called “racist.”

October 12, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Tuskegee University Secures $500K Grant

Tuskegee University has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to bolster its Bachelor of Arts degree program.

June 22, 2015

HBCUs

Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Competition Seeks Diversity

Launched in 2003, Microsoft’s Imagine Cup competition boasts a strong international presence, with students from more than 70 countries competing this past year.

July 25, 2011

Disabilties

Schools Shun Kindle, Saying Blind Can’t Use It

Amazon’s Kindle can read books aloud, but if you’re blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help.

November 11, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Will Google Book Search Settlement Increase Access for Underserved Communities?

Google and multiple parties involved in a class action suit related to Google Book Search have reached a settlement agreement that in a best-case scenario will result in millions of out-of-print books previously unavailable to the vast majority of people becoming accessible with a mouse click.

July 30, 2009

Students

Grants & Awards

100 Black Men, a nonprofit organization working to advance the intellectual development of Black youth and improve the economic circumstances of the Black community, has received a $75,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation. The grant will be used to fund the organization’s nationwide youth mentorship program. Calhoun Community College (Ala.) has received a $89,412 grant […]

July 26, 2006

Students

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Light at the End of the Tunnel One student at a time, Wright State has become one of the country’s leaders in accommodating students with disabilitiesBy Mark FisherDAYTON, OhioWright State University never set out to become one of the nation’s leaders in accommodating students with disabilities. It happened quite by accident — and one student […]

July 17, 2002