DS Communique

The Office of Disability Services

Author: Ethan Hines

  • Meet Our Team 2025 – Lydia Clouser
    October 30, 2025 by

    Lydia Clouser – Office Assistant Lydia is a junior majoring in Elementary Education with a concentration in Special Education. You can either find her taking care of her plants, listening to Taylor Swift, or playing with her dogs, Summer and Cooper. Favorite TV show is The Owl House on Disney. Favorite food is mac n […]

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  • Meet Our Team 2025 – Emme Woodward
    October 21, 2025 by

    Emme Woodward – Graduate Assistant Emme is our Disability Services Graduate Assistant this year! Emme is in the Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education (SAAHE) master’s program! Favorite movie: Scream Favorite Show: Switched at Birth and Pretty Little Liars Favorite Food: Any Chinese food Random Fact: “I am working on learning Spanish and LSM (Mexican […]

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  • Meet Our Team 2025 – Lavender Jones
    October 14, 2025 by

    Lavender Jones (they/she) – Office Assistant Lavender is one of our wonderful Office Assistants in the Office of Disability Services! Lavender is a senior Family Studies major here at Ball State. (She recently celebrated her birthday this past Sunday, so wish her a happy birthday!) Favorite TV show: Survivor or Heartstopper Favorite movie: Coraline Favorite […]

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  • Meet Our Team 2025 – Dr. Courtney Jarrett
    October 6, 2025 by

    Dr. Courtney Jarrett – Director Dr. CJ is the Director of the DS office, where she has worked happily for the last 17 years. She also teaches in the WGAS department. In her free time, Courtney likes to hang out with the Jarrett Bros, read for fun and go to movies/musicals/concerts. Favorite movies – Tommy […]

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  • Tomorrow is One Ball State Day!
    April 1, 2025 by

    One Ball State Day is tomorrow! During this annual day of giving, we invite alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of BSU Disability Services to make a gift to our area in support of our long-standing tradition of accessibility on campus. Ball State Disability Services is dedicated to providing students with disabilities opportunities and experiences to […]

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  • Get Excited for Disability Awareness Month in March!
    February 24, 2025 by

    This March kicks off the Office of Disability Services’ Disability Awareness Month celebration! Get excited for events such as our guest speaker – Donelle Henderlong, a movie night with the Alliance for Disability Awareness student club, multiple workshops, tabling events with giveaways, a pottery painting event with local business Made In Muncie, and much more! […]

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  • Save the Date for One Ball State Day!
    February 17, 2025 by

    Get excited! One Ball State Day is coming up on April 2nd and we cannot wait to celebrate with you! As you may know, the role of Disability Services (DS) is to coordinate services and accommodations for students with disabilities. We are currently assisting an ever-growing number of students, with approximately 4,374 students registered this […]

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  • A Year of Growth and Gratitude
    December 16, 2024 by

    A Year of Growth and Gratitude Well, another year is winding down! As the fall semester comes to a close, the team at Disability Services wants to wish everyone a restful and rejuvenating winter break. We’re incredibly proud to have supported a record number of students this year. It’s been a fantastic year, made possible […]

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