April 2021 Accessibility Resources and Services Events
Sponsored by: The Learning Accommodations Center, including Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Additional funding from the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (MAICEI) Grant
Unless otherwise noted – Students, Faculty, Staff and Guests are welcome to attend events!
*PLEASE NOTE: Some events are for Faculty/Staff ONLY and are noted below.
Thursday, April 8, 11:00 to 12:00 How Can Accommodations Make Learning Accessible?
Wonder if you qualify for accommodations? What are the rights of students with disabilities? How do you apply for accommodations? What are possible accommodations?
- Presenters: Katie Garcia, Deborah Regan, and Susan Martin of the Learning Accommodations Center.
Week of April 12 – 16, 2021
Thursday, April 15, 2:00 to 3:00 Applying for a job with a Disability: Should you disclose?
When applying for a job with a disability, how to decide whether to disclose that you have a disability and when, and requesting accommodations on the job.
- Presenters: Deborah Regan, Learning Accommodations Center and Noreen Fantasia, Career Services
Week of April 19 – 23, 2021
Tuesday, April 20, 11:00 to 12:00 Deaf Culture and Technology
Acquire a basic understanding of Deaf Culture and the technology used inside and outside of the classroom.
- Presenter: Deb McKinney, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
*FACULTY/STAFF – Tuesday, April 20, 3:00 to 4:30 WEBINAR, by the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD): Fostering Better Teaching and Learning for Students with Disabilities
Innovative ways that colleges can support faculty in their work with students who have disabilities.
- Webinar presented by: Wendy Harbor, AHEAD; Live captioning and ASL interpreters provided by AHEAD
Wednesday, April 21, 11:00 to 12:00 ADHD: Misconception Correction
Join this information packed, myth-busting presentation and panel on living with ADHD!
- Presenter: Cheryl Wilson, Learning Accommodations Center and a panel of NECC students
Wednesday, April 21, 1:00 to 2:00 Technology that Works for you: Apps for Learning Success
This workshop will help students identify apps for mobile devices and computers for use in the classroom and beyond, and offer strategies on using technologies to success as a college student.
- Presenter: Katie Garcia, Pam LaBella, Learning Accommodations Center
*FACULTY/STAFF – Thursday, April 22, 10:00 to 11:00 College Students with Autism: An Expanding Frontier
Presented by Guest Dr. Jane Thierfeld Brown, Director of College Autism Spectrum
Students with Autism add richness and diversity to our college communities. Are college campuses informed of the needs of the Autistic community? Are we celebrating neurodiversity and differing perspectives? We will discuss this unique perspective and the impact that COVID has had in creating positive outcomes for students.
Presenter: Dr. Jane Thierfeld Brown, Director of College Autism Spectrum, former Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale Child Study, Yale Medical School and former Director of Student Services at the University of Connecticut School of Law
*FACULTY/STAFF – Thursday, April 22, 3:00 – 4:30 WEBINAR, by the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD): Full and Flexible Participation of Students with Psychological Disabilities
In this webinar, we will discuss the characteristics often associated with psychological conditions that may warrant participation modification, accommodation decision-making, and the balance between reasonable accommodation and fundamental alteration.
- Presenters: Jane M. Castillon, and Jennifer Lofthus, J.D., University of California at Santa Barbara; Live captioning and ASL interpreters provided by AHEAD.
April 2021 Accessibility Resources and Services Events
Sponsored by: The Learning Accommodations Center, including Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Additional funding from the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (MAICEI) Grant
Unless otherwise noted – Students, Faculty, Staff and Guests are welcome to attend events!
*PLEASE NOTE: Some events are for Faculty/Staff ONLY and are noted below
Week of April 26 – 30, 2021
*FACULTY/STAFF – Tuesday, April 27, 11:00 to 12:00 Guest Lance Hidy and Professor Kristen Sparrow
Creative Fun with UDL – Harnessing the Power of Images in Your Communications!
Presenters will have some fun with participants and teach general Visual Communication guidelines that are usable across applications, including Blackboard, and Word etc.
- This workshop is a preview of the ideas and concepts that will be offered during the hands-on Universal Design Faculty and Staff Stipends coming later this spring!
*FACULTY/STAFF – Wednesday, April 28, 12:30 to 1:30
How to Mitigate Common Student and Instructor Challenges Using Universal Design
In this workshop, we will focus on universal design strategies that support both faculty and student challenges. A short intro on universal design theory and practical strategies and tips to support learning.
- Presenters: Isabelle Gagne – Psychology Professor and Coordinator and Susan Martin, Director LA Center
Thursday, April 29, 11:00 to 12:00 State Agency Resources for Students with Disabilities
Learn about services you may be eligible for as a person with a disability.
Join a panel of representatives from state agencies such as the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC), Department of Mental Health (DMH), and the Arc of Greater Haverhill-Newburyport, Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
- Moderator: Jillian Knox, Learning Accommodations Center
Thursday, April 29, 1:00 to 2:00 pm Building Happiness
Join the NECC Counseling Services staff to learn more about positive psychology and how we can build up our personal happiness by using our strengths to overcome daily challenges. Together we can support each other!
- Presenters: Gabriel Garcia and Carlena Reagan, NECC Counseling Services.
We welcome requests for ASL sign language interpreting and other access requests (i.e. Computer Aided Real Time (CART). Please Note: Events with ASL Interpreters or live captioned already scheduled and provided, are indicated above. Please contact the host of the event The Learning Accommodations Center, 978-556-3654 or lacenter@necc.mass.edu for requests, questions or event information.
