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Meet the Notre Dame student body election tickets: Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke

Bella Laufenberg | Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.” Currently, the pair are both student senators for their dorms; Williams for Keough Hall and Brooke for Carroll Hall. Additionally, Williams is a chemical engineering major and French minor,

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We could be doing more to promote accessibility

Caitlin Brannigan | Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Many colleges struggle with providing proper amenities for disabled students. While Notre Dame has succeeded in creating an accessible campus in some ways, there are several aspects that can be improved. In failing to meet certain standards for accessibility, the daily lives of disabled students are made more difficult. How can we claim to be

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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,”