Tag: Miami University

  • Next Thursday: 2018 Kate Wellington Disability Awareness Lecture and Film Screening

    Next Thursday, April 5, is the next installment in the 2018 Kate Wellington Disability Awareness Lecture Series. The event will feature a screening of the film “Deej: Inclusion shouldn’t be a lottery,” which will be followed by a Q&A with DJ “Deej” Savarese, the subject of the film. “Deej” is about a nonspeaking young man…

  • Don’t forget about PRIDE Awards!

    As March comes to a close, we wanted to remind you about the PRIDE Awards that Miami University uses to recognize exceptional staff members. PRIDE Awards (which stands for Performance Resulting in Distinguished Excellence) have been an integral part of the University’s staff recognition program for several years. These are given out for noteworthy, high-impact…

  • IT Updates: Big props to the AccessMU folks!

    Yesterday’s Accessibility Symposium was another success for the AccessMU team. It was the fourth annual symposium, and it represented weeks of work culminating in one awesome event. The day began with a keynote speech from Janet Peters, Project Coordinator at the Great Lakes ADA Center, about how inclusion drives innovation. The necessity of new, inclusive technologies,…