Manhattanville Disabilities Awareness

12/11/2021

Good Night Mville Community!

12/09/2021

Check this out and let people who are interested know that there are options around the US!

30 Best Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities is one of College Consensus' rankings featuring Middlebury College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Northeastern University, University of California-Irvine, Southern Methodist University and more.

12/07/2021

Do you need to request an accommodation at Mville? Check out this link to learn how easy it is to request an accommodation with the Center for Student Accommodations!

Registering with Our Office Manhattanville College's Center for Student Accommodations works to provide reasonable accommodations and support services to students with disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Amendments Act, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation...

12/06/2021

Are you interested in becoming a Special Education major? Check out the link below to see what our Special Education program offers here at Manhattanville!
https://www.mville.edu/programs/special-education

Our purpose is to prepare outstanding teachers who can meet the challenges of today’s 21st century classrooms.

12/03/2021

Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities!

12/02/2021

8 Tips for Introducing a Student with Disabilities to a General Education Classroom

Here are some tips to help facilitate a smooth transition for students with disabilities to the inclusive education classroom.

12/02/2021

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Maryland School District to Protect Students with Disabilities

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced today a settlement agreement with the Frederick County Public School District in Maryland to address the discriminatory use of seclusion and restraint against students with dis...

11/30/2021

Check out this article of about different TikTok influencers that are working to break barriers for the disabled community
https://accessnow.com/blog/10-tiktok-accounts-breaking-barriers-for-the-disability-community/ !

12 TikTok Accounts Breaking Barriers for the Disability Community by Alexa Fernando | Jul 9, 2020 | People | 1 comment Love it or hate it but TikTok is taking over. It is the leading destination for short-form mobile videos with over 1 billion users and 800 million monthly active users. Unlike Insta...

11/23/2021

The Center for Student Accommodations at Manhattanville partners with students to help them take ownership of their college journey. The center strives to increase the positive dialog surrounding disabilities, promoting the "people first" approach and communicating the message that disability is an integral part of diversity. If you need any help with any type of accommodation on campus or in the classroom check out the center for support and resources. It is located on the first floor of the library in 134 and is open Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm.

11/18/2021

Check out this list of body positivity Instagram influencers with disabilities you should follow!

The growing popularity of the body positivity movement has been, without a doubt, a great step forward. Learning to appreciate your body for what it is positively impacts your self-esteem and mental health, and it's so important, especially for…

11/18/2021

How to Create Inclusive Classroom Spaces for Students With Physical Disabilities

https://www.weareteachers.com/inclusive-classroom-spaces/

11/17/2021

In mainstream media, Body Positivity campaigns ofter leave out disabled bodies. The bodies that we are shown and supposed to feel positive about are almost always the able body. Representation in media is very important to everyone. Please check out this article telling the story of how seeing like bodied people represented in body positivity positively impacted a disabled woman.

After years of seeing no positive disability representation, stumbling across the body positive movement changed Maisie’s life forever.