University of Alaska
01/10/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/10/2025 11:48
Warm Up Your Winter: Create Solutions, Foster Inclusion via UA DS 'All Access' Free Training Webinars!
Warm Up Your Winter: Create Solutions, Foster Inclusion via UA DS 'All Access' Free Training Webinars!
January 10, 2025
Disability Services (DS) offices across the state continue to offer free virtual training sessions to UA staff and faculty on a range of essential topics. Each 'All Access' session will include ASL interpreters and live transcription services.
Busy schedule? If the timing doesn't work for you, don't worry -- unless otherwise noted, all UA DS 'All Access' presentations will be recorded. Please register today to receive a post-session link to the recorded session.
Please click on the session title hyperlinks below to access free registration ~ all are welcome!
JANUARY 2025
Registration Link. Creating Solutions: How to Handle Complex Accommodation Needs and Conversations
Date: January 27, 2025 | 1-2:30 pm AKST
Presenters: Disability Support Staff from all three MAUs
Session Summary: Working with students who present challenges can be demanding, but that's often where the most meaningful progress happens. Keep in mind that you're not alone in this journey - there are always resources, colleagues, and strategies to lean on. In this informative and interactive webinar, Disability Services staff from all three MAUs will use real-world scenarios to provide faculty and staff with practical strategies and tools. This session will be 90 minutes, but we will remain online for discussion and to answer questions as long as needed.
Key topics include:
- Understanding Accommodation Requests:How to handle student requests for extended time, alternative formats, and other accommodations.
- Building Communication:Best practices for initiating conversations about accommodation needs and conduct concerns with sensitivity and professionalism.
- Effective Problem-Solving:How to balance the needs of individual students with the overall dynamics of the class, event, and/or environment.
Who Should Attend:Faculty, staff, and administrators who interact with students.
Registration Link. January 28 Coffee Chat | 8:30 AM
This informal conversation is open to all UA staff, faculty and administrators. Disability Services staff statewide will be available to answer your questions, discuss ideas on how to support students, or other relevant topics! Come join us for an open conversation designed to support our campus community. This session will not be recorded.
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FEBRUARY 2025
Date: February 25, 2025 | 10am-12pm AKST | 90-minute presentation with Q/A following
Presenter:L. Danielle "Danie" Roberts-Dahm, PhD
Session Summary:Gain valuable information about how you can better include students with intellectual disabilities through your role on campus. Colleges and universities across the county have opened their doors to college students with intellectual disability by developing inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs. These programs are highly valued on their campuses and have positive impacts on administrators and leadership, faculty and staff, and college peers with and without disabilities. Discover the transformative impact of including students with intellectual disabilities on college campuses through this virtual event, which includes time for questions.
Who Should Attend:Faculty, staff, and administrators who interact with students.
Pro Bio L. Danielle "Danie" Roberts-Dahm, PhD:Danie is the project coordinator of the Think College Inclusive Higher Education Network. She leads project implementation, including regional partnership development, training and technical assistance, and dissemination. Prior to Think College, Danie served in leadership roles at an inclusive postsecondary program and a state technical assistance center focused on the transition of students with disabilities in Florida. Danie's work has been focused on the development of inclusive college opportunities for students with disabilities.
L. Danielle "Danie" Roberts-Dahm, PhD
(image courtesy of presenter)