DS Communique

The Office of Disability Services

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  • Infographic for DS Awareness Month including photos from wheelchair basketball, Awareness Month tabling, and a discussion from 2022 with Staci Mannella.

    Disability Awareness Month 2023!
    February 22, 2023 by

    Each March, Disability Awareness Month is celebrated throughout Indiana. Since adults and children with disabilities represent approximately 25% of Indiana’s population, disability awareness is important for all of us at Ball State. Led by the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities, the goal of Disability Awareness Month is to increase awareness and promote independence, […]

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  • Annual Disability Services Awards Recap
    May 2, 2022 by

    Almost a month ago now, the Disability Services office hosted their annual awards ceremony. At this ceremony, our office honors students, faculty, and staff for all the hard work and dedication that they have to inclusion on campus. Not to mention a dedication to their academics, and to their own personal development. Access Awards  The […]

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  • Disability Awareness Month Recap
    April 12, 2022 by

    As many of you may know, March is Disability Awareness Month. Throughout the month of March, our office, as well as our student organization Alliance for Disability Awareness (ADA) hosted several events across campus for all to enjoy. March 1, 2022 – March 20, 2022 At the start of the month, our office hosted Tabling […]

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  • Annual DS Awards Ceremony
    March 31, 2022 by

    It’s that time of year again, friends! Please feel free to join us on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 at 3pm in Cardinal Hall for our Annual DS Awards ceremony. Below is a flyer for the event! Donate to DS! https://connect.bsu.edu/18/give Choose “Other” from the drop-down menu and enter 8603 in the box that appears below. […]

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  • Disability Awareness Month
    March 3, 2022 by

    Greetings, all! As you all know, it is officially March, which means it is finally Disability Awareness Month. Our office and Alliance for Disability Awareness (ADA) have been hard at work to schedule a ton of events for you all throughout the duration of March. We have anything from adaptive sports such as Wheelchair Basketball […]

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  • Freshman Spotlight
    December 20, 2021 by

    Natalie Lennon As a new freshman from Indianapolis, IN, Natalie Lennon was looking forward to getting to experience a new sense of freedom. Natalie is currently studying Pre-Dietetics, and when talking about why she picked Ball State, Natalie shared that Ball State’s location was important to her. “Ball State is far enough away from home […]

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  • Wheelchair Basketball Returns to Campus
    December 10, 2021 by

    Wheelchair Basketball, one of the most popular adaptive sport opportunities on Ball State’s campus, was able to return to campus following the COVID-19 pandemic putting a halt to it in March of 2020. It currently goes on every Monday night at the Recreation Center, and we’re glad to see some students participating each week. One […]

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