Author: Kelly Adams

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) would like to honor is volunteer note-takers this semester. Their service has helped provide accommodations to many of the students registered with the office.

ODS would like to congratulate the following students for their involvement in helping fellow Shockers:

• Kami Bartholomew
• Kathryn Blackler
• Kali Degeustein
• Dave Del Mar
• Cynthia Hoang
• Brittany Jonas
• Brandon Martin
• Grace Peterson
• Emma Smith
• Grace Ulichnie
• Riley Vandaveer

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) will host a deaf games night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 24 in 203 Grace Wilkie Hall.

Two members of the Wichita deaf community will be leading participants in games that are deeply rooted in deaf culture. There will be light snacks provided as well as chances to win prizes.

This is an opportunity to learn about deaf culture, practice American Sign Language and have fun. The event is open to everyone.

The Office of Disability Services is looking to recruit volunteer note takers. Emails for volunteer note takers will be sent from dsnotetaker@wichita.edu.

Disability Services has many Shockers with note taking accommodations, and note takers allow them to access classroom content more easily.

Volunteers who follow the guidelines will be provided a letter of commendation for community service including the total number of hours they volunteered.

Disability Services thanks all those who volunteer to help their fellow Shockers.

The Office of Disability Services will be hosting an ASL Bingo game night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 in 203 Grace Wilkie Hall.

Instead of using numbers, we will be using vocabulary from American Sign Language. Attending this event will earn you points in Shocker 360, expand your knowledge of deaf culture and American Sign Language, and enjoy a comfortable and safe environment to hang out with peers while having fun.

Are you looking for volunteer opportunities? Do you want to help a fellow Shocker? The Office of Disability Services is in need of note-takers for students who have disabilities that make it difficult to take notes.

At the end of the semester, the Office of Disability Services will provide volunteering students with a letter of commendation and a letter of reference. Volunteering for this service may require the student to attend an additional class. Other requirements include the following:

• Taking a short online training on note-taking
• Vounteers must sign a confidentiality contract
• Setting up a OneDrive or OneNote folder and sending a link to the folder to dsnotetaker@wichita.edu
• Uploading notes to the folder after each class meeting

For more information, contact Kelly Adams at dsnotetaker@wichita.edu.

Join Kelly Rawlings (Adams) in the discussion of the autobiography by Girma Haben, “The deaf-blind Woman who Conquered Harvard Law” at 6:30 p.m. April 14 at the Advanced Learning Library.

Born with deaf-blindness, Girma grew up with enough vision to know when someone was in front of her and enough hearing to know when someone close to her was talking. However, she had difficulty reading facial features or distinguishing people in group conversations. Relying on her own problem-solving skills, Girma overcame roadblocks, while simultaneously obtaining her undergraduate and then a law degree.

Join The Office of Disability Services (ODS) for Deaf Bingo Night at 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at Grace Wilkie Hall on the second floor (Room 203). Win prizes and eat free pizza. American Sign Language students are encouraged to attend and will receive credit for attending a deaf event while also meeting Wichita State’s deaf students.

The Office of Disability Services would like to recognize and thank the student note-takers who shared notes with students who have a note-taking accommodation. These note-takers have worked diligently to help their fellow Shockers.

Please join us in recognizing the following students: Allison Campbell, Cadence Davis, Elizabeth Dickerson, Jorge Godinez, Sabrina Gooch, Madison McClain, Jaycie Nelson, Thu Nguyen, Jaden Nola, Grace Peterson, Megan Reuter, Justin Swafford, Kyran Crist, Katelyn Williams and Ivanka Mukadi.

The Office of Disability Services will host a Deaf Chat event at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop located in Braeburn Square. This event offers participants an opportunity to mingle with other deaf students, American Sign Language (ASL) students and all other ASL users. Free WSU Deaf Pride shirts will be provided to participants. Individuals will be responsible for their meal purchases.

Wichita State University has deaf students, faculty members and parents that identify as a member of the deaf community. In an effort to spread awareness of deafness, deaf culture and the deaf community, The Office of Disability Services is hosting an event called Deaf Deaf World from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 14 in room 142 of the Rhatigan Student Center.

All are invited to come experience a day in the lives of people who are deaf. The event will include informational booths on speech pathology, audiology, American Sign Language, sign language interpreting, deaf culture, and deaf history. In addition, we will have interactive booths for learning signs and showcasing some local deaf talent. A free T-shirt will be given as a door prize to the first 100 participants who attend each booth!