Author: Isabel Medina Keiser

The Office of Student Accommodations and Testing (OSAT) and Intervention Services & Leadership in Education (ISLE) will offer a workshop, “ADHD is Real/Realistic Solutions for Managing College Life and ADHD,” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom.

The workshop will cover social/emotional issues, combatting negative self-talk and self-care for students with the diagnosis of ADHD. OSAT and ISLE will also provide strategies on how to prepare for finals. Pizza will be provided for attendees. The speakers will be Isabel Medina Keiser, M.A., director of OSAT; Dr. Jody Fiorini, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, professor and ISLE department head; and Dr. Reagan Murnan, Ph.D., associates professor at ISLE.

Contact Isabel Medina Keiser at isabel.medinakeiser@wichita.edu if you have any questions about the workshop.

Due to the recent outages, the online test information/submission form with Testing Services is down. Faculty who have students receiving testing accommodations through the Office of Disability Services should deliver exams to 320 Grace Wilkie Hall or email them to testingcenter@wichita.edu.

Reminder: It is the student’s responsibility to schedule the test with Testing Services. Email Testing Services or call at 316-978-8378 with questions.

The Office of Disability Services is using a new software system to distribute accommodation letters to faculty starting spring 2023.

They will be emailed to faculty and will state the name of the intake specialist and come from disability.services@aim.wichita.edu. The subject will read as “Class, CRN # – Notification of Academic Accommodation Services.”

Any questions or concerns about the accommodations can be sent to Disability Services at disability.services@wichita.edu.

Effective Monday, Oct. 3, Testing Services will scan each examinee with a metal detector wand prior to entry into the test room. This process has been established to verify that no electronic devices are being brought into the exam room.

Examinees requesting to opt out of the wanding for medical or safety reasons (such as pregnancy, inserted medical devices, etc.) must request this accommodation through the Office of Disability Services at disability.services@wichita.edu. Students must request this accommodation at least one work week before the exam. Examinees who decline to be wanded, without an approved accommodation, will be required to reschedule their test.

The Office of Disability Services will be closed all today, Aug. 3, due to training. If you need anything, please email disability.services@wichita.edu.

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) and Media Resources Center (MRC) will promote National Braille Literacy Awareness Month by offering information to students, faculty and staff members at table 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today, Jan. 24 on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center (first floor).

The following information describes what would be considered a person with a disability: an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, has a record of such a disability or is regarded as having a disability.

If you are a student with a disability that is interested in receiving possible accommodations, fill out the  Disability Servcies Intake Form. If you are a student with a disability and are needing tutoring, academic advising, career development, study skills assistance, and financial literacy assistance please contact Trio DSS.

If you are a staff or faculty member interested in receiving possible workplace accommodations, contact the HR Total Rewards Team at totalrewards@wichita.edu.

In a collaborative effort, the Office of Disability Services and Trio DSS will be promoting International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) by offering information to students, faculty and staff at an IDPD table 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 3 on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.

The world population includes more than 7 billion people and more than one billion people, or approximately 15% of the world’s population, live with some form of disability; 80% live in developing countries.

The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life

The following information describes what would be considered a person with a disability: an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, has a record of such a disability or is regarded as having a disability.

If you are a student with a disability that is interested in receiving possible accommodations, fill out the  Disability Servcies Intake Form. If you are a student with a disability and are needing tutoring, academic advising, career development, study skills assistance, and financial literacy assistance please contact Trio DSS.

If you are a staff or faculty member interested in receiving possible workplace accommodations, contact the HR Total Rewards Team at totalrewards@wichita.edu.

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) and Chartwells (Wichita State Dining Services) will offer a Food Allergy Awareness table 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today at Shocker Hall. The event is a collaborative effort between ODS, WSU Housing and Chartwells to provide information to WSU students about food allergies and other health issues related to food.

Food allergies involve the immune system and can be life-threatening. More than 170 foods are known to cause food allergies, but eight foods account for nine out of 10 reactions in the United States. These food include the following: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish and shellfish.

Food allergies are considered a disability. The following information describes what would be considered a person with a disability: an individual, who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, has a record of such a disability or is regarded as having a disability. These life activities include but are not limited to learning, working, walking, breathing, hearing, and seeing, in addition to many other physical and sensory functions.

If you are a student with a disability that is interested in receiving possible accommodations, please fill an ODS Disability Services Intake Form. If you are a faculty or staff member interested in receiving possible workplace accommodations, contact the HR Total Rewards Team at totalrewards@wichita.edu.

In observance of Diabetes Awareness Month, the Office of Disability Services and Student Health Services will provide information to students, faculty and staff at an information table 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today at the Rhatigan Student Center (first floor).

Diabetes is considered a disability. The following information describes what would be considered a person with a disability: an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, has a record of such a disability, or is regarded as having a disability.

If you are a student with a disability that is interested in receiving possible accommodations, fill out the  Disability Servcies Intake Form. If you are a staff or faculty member interested in receiving possible workplace accommodations, contact the HR Total Rewards Team at totalrewards@wichita.edu.

To celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Month, the Office of Disability Services will provide a dyslexia awareness information table 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 28 on the first floor of Rhatigan Student Center.

Dyslexia is considered a learning disability. The following information describes what would be considered a person with a disability: an individual, who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, has a record of such a disability or is regarded as having a disability. These life activities include but are not limited to learning, working, walking, breathing, hearing and seeing, in addition to many other physical and sensory functions.

If a student, faculty or staff member would like classroom or workplace accommodations, contact the HR Total Rewards Team at totalrewards@wichita.edu.