Tag: Disability Services
“Anticipating need” at Occidental’s Disability Services Office
Since the American Disabilities Act of 1990, Occidental’s Disability Services office has acted as the conduit for disabled students to receive academic and housing...
Opinion: Occidental must do better for disabled students
Behind Stewie, next to the bench overlooking the LA horizon and the mounted pair of binoculars to better take in the view, is a slightly...
Students say it’s no replacement as software takes over for note-takers
Five days before the Spring 2023 semester began, students with note-taking accommodations received an email from Disability Services informing them that the college would...
‘Is Los Angeles ready for me?’: Occidental campus poses challenges for...
Within the first week of school, Grace Clement (junior) was planning to drop a playwriting class because it was located in Keck Theater, a...
New Student Engagement Assistants help bring community to first years
Occidental introduced a new opportunity for student employment this spring, hiring 32 students into Student Engagement Assistant (SEA) positions, according to Director of Disability...
Talking circle focuses on stigma-reducing and community building for students with...
The Diversity and Equity Board (DEB)* held its first disability services talking circle of the year at noon Oct. 10 by the Gilman Fountain,...