01/09/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/09/2025 15:29
WWU News
January 9, 2025
For students with alternative testing accommodations through the Disability Access Center (DAC), there are changes to DAC testing processes starting winter 2025!
To help support you with these changes, the DAC will be hosting drop-in workshops to help assist you with scheduling your quizzes, exams, and finals in myDAC. Drop in to one of our upcoming workshops in Wilson Library 170 during the following dates and times for assistance scheduling all your quizzes, exams, and finals:
Drop by the Disability Access Center in Wilson Library 170 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, Monday, February 10, and Monday, March 3 to learn more about services and resources at the Career Services Center and get support!
We want your feedback! Do you have an idea for the DOC, want to share your thoughts, or want talk to someone about disability outreach, culture, and justice?
Axel Cichocki, supervisor of the DOC, has DOC drop-in hours every Friday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. throughout the winter quarter. You can attend in-person in Wilson Library 167 (inside the Disability Outreach Center) or remotely via Zoom.
You can also provide feedback in the DOC Feedback Box outside of Wilson Library 167 in the DOC and/or via the DOC Feedback Form.
Spoons and Knives will be on Mondays from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Neuro Space will be on Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Spoons and Knives is a group for students with chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and chronic illness to find community and support. We meet weekly on Mondays from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Disability Outreach Center (Wilson Library 165). The group is facilitated by Disability Outreach Center student staff.
Neuro Space (formerly Neurodivergent Community Space) is a group for neurodivergent students to find community and support. We meet weekly on Thursday's from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Disability Outreach Center (Wilson Library 165). The group is facilitated by Disability Outreach Center student staff.
AA/EO. Accessibility Statement: These affinity groups are intended for all participants including those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities. For disability accommodation(s) (such as ASL interpretation or TypeWell transcription), please contact [email protected].
The Disability Outreach Center (DOC) is on the ground floor of Wilson Library. Wilson Library is an ADA accessible building. The accessible entrance to the DOC is through the external door west of the skybridge that connects Wilson Library and Haggard Hall. There is signage for the Disability Access Center, the Disability Outreach Center, and lecture hall WL 164. This building has accessible and all-gender restrooms around the corner from the DOC in WL 165A. Additional all-gender bathrooms are in WL 182 (ADA accessible), WL 668, and WL 669. Please refer to the Accessibility Campus Mapfor information about the nearest accessible doors, elevators, walkways, routes, and parking spots and refer to the reflection and meditation spaces for low-sensory spaces on campus.
Masks are strongly encouraged at the Disability Outreach Center. Help protect our community by wearing a mask. Masks will be available at the door and upon request.
Please refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume, cologne, and fragrant personal care products while using this space, as they can trigger serious health issues for those with fragrance allergies and/or chemical sensitivities. We appreciate your cooperation in making this area accessible! For more information, visit the Accessible Spaces: A Fragrance-Free Toolkit.