NOVEMBER 2022 EDITION OF INSIDE EQUAL ACCESS

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NOVEMBER 2022 EDITION OF INSIDE EQUAL ACCESS

A NOTE FROM THE EDITORS

PLEASE CLICK. PLEASE READ. That's all we ask. This month has incredibly powerful and valuable information: real stories of veterans, students with chronic illness, and being both LGBTQ+ and disabled. These are our people. We are ALL 91�ֿ�. This November we say to our Veterans: THANK YOU. Thank you for your service and thank you for choosing 91�ֿ� as a place to belong as a student and/or employee. We are better because of you. Able logo

NEW SUPPORT GROUP STARTING: Are you a staff or faculty member who has a disability? ABLE (Access Betters the Lives of Everyone) is an employee resource group at 91�ֿ� seeking to provide a space for community and collaboration among 91�ֿ�’s faculty and staff who are part of the disability community. We will be having our first general meeting on Tuesday, December 20th at 11:00am at THE DI HUB as well as . Enjoy a few snacks, meet new people, and take some time to discuss what you want to see from ABLE going forward. We hope to see you there! More Info available by emailing Emma Weihe, SAS Accessibility Specialist.

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Student Spotlight: Mark Stillion

In honor of Veterans’ Day, Inside Equal Access interviewed Mark Stillion, a third-semester graduate student in the Clinical Mental Health master’s program, to learn his story and hear about the intersections between being a veteran and having a disability.

Loneliness: The Unspoken Side Effect of Chronic Illness

Something no one tells you when you’re diagnosed with a chronic illness is that you will be lonely. Courtney McLeod, 91�ֿ� Financial Aid Counselor, shares how her chronic illness makes her feel lonely even during social events.

Bias Buster: Veterans with Disabilities

At 91�ֿ�, we are extremely proud of our student veterans. We are working to ensure that there are services and resources available to assist with the challenging transition veterans with disabilities face when entering higher education. Read about how 91�ֿ� busts myths and builds Communities for its veteran students with disabilities.

Intersection Alley: LGBTQ + students with disabilities

Although KSU has improved public spaces o be more accessible to people with disabilities and part of the LGBTQ+ community, Faith, who has chronic pain which causes a mobility issue as well as potentially undiagnosed autism, feels that 91�ֿ� is very LGBTQ+ and diversity friendly, but not as accepting of those with disabilities.

ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES FOR APPLE AND ANDROID DEVICES:
PART 1 of 4- "DOOR DETECTION"

Doug Flower, our Digital Accessibility Specialist, teaches us about the powerful accessibility tools at our very fingertips: on our phone.
Part one reviews Apple's new "Door Detection" feature, which uses Lidar tech and is freaking awesome. But don't worry, Android lovers. We'll get to you soon.

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