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Access-ABLE, Gender Relations Center aim to raise awareness on violence against people with disabilities

Claire Reid | Tuesday, April 20, 2021

In recognition of Sexual Violence Awareness Month, Access-ABLE of Notre Dame and the Gender Relations Center (GRC) have partnered together to host “No Longer Silent,” a tabling event seeking to raise awareness about the prevalence of violence against people with disabilities. Representatives from Access-ABLE and the GRC were stationed at tables on North and South

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‘Love Your Brain’ event set to raise mental health awareness

Megan Fahrney | Friday, October 9, 2020

The Notre Dame chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS), in collaboration with Access-ABLE club, will hold the first-ever “Love Your Brain” event from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday by the Clarke Memorial Fountain. Coordinators will hand out black and white bandanas with images of brains provided that read, “I love my brain.”

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Students share their experiences living with disabilities at Notre Dame

Mary Steurer | Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Students called for a greater understanding of students with disabilities in a panel organized by new student group Access-ABLE on Thursday in O’Shaughnessy Hall. The group, which works to advocate for individuals’ disabilities, hosted four student speakers. Each student shared their experience living with disabilities at Notre Dame and offered advice for how to make

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Access-ABLE club advocates for students with disabilities

Claire King | Friday, February 8, 2019

For students with disabilities, tasks like getting to exams on time or to the dining hall on a snowy day can prove to be very difficult. While Notre Dame’s Sara Bea Disability Services aim to “reduce or eliminate the barriers that may be caused by the interaction of a disability and a traditional academic environment,”