Weekly News Update From the National Center for College Students with Disabilities Last Week's Top News Stories about Disability and Higher Education January 28-February 3, 2024 * Utah's Republican governor signed into law an anti-DEI bill<https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/31/utahs-gov-cox-signs-anti-dei-bill/> for public colleges and universities, after a history of him championing women's rights and diversity. * In 1988, University College Dublin set up Ireland's first disability services<https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/ahead-creating-space-for-people-with-disabilities-in-irish-education-23005423> while creating a national AHEAD* organization that continues today as an advocate for disabled students. * Young adult novel Where You See Yourself<https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/schneider-family-book-award> features a young woman making decisions about college based on wheelchair access while navigating friendships and romance; it just won a prestigious Schneider Family Book Award from the American Library Association. * Read a summary of a virtual conversation about the politics of disability, Black womanhood, and disability justice<https://www.caribbeanlife.com/black-disability-advocates-discuss-their-experiences-in-higher-education/> at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), with links to information about panelists. * University of Georgia students with "invisible disabilities" explain<https://www.redandblack.com/uganews/disability-visibility-navigating-uga-with-invisible-disabilities/article_1a6ffe4c-c0b1-11ee-a6c4-23862224e32c.html> what it's like to be in college, get accommodations, and deal with stigma. * DisabledinSTEM on X and Purdue University are groups working to make labs accessible<https://cen.acs.org/careers/diversity/Making-space-STEM-people-disabilities/102/i4> for disabled STEM researchers. * Many college students don't know how to request accommodations in jobs,<https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-access-disability-accommodations-work?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tv&utm_mailing=TNV_Take_020324&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=62d194a36010b0ca4d03f543&cndid=70289449&hasha=2c847bfc20787460a7db69cb2860f55f&hashb=efaf98205061113c7ebe95837db066fcaa2aa8e5&hashc=b4d6e10b3b78c7eccd7d480eae40f8d2f2f188bf515af18ffbaa034740e24001&esrc=subscribe-page&utm_term=TNV_Take> but Teen Vogue explains what students need to know and ways to address "structural ableism in the workplace." * New research suggests engineering and technical Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses<https://fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentary/searching-link-between-cte-and-postsecondary-pathways-students-learning> may help students with learning disabilities transition to college. * The College of Saint Rose's program for students with intellectual disabilities will continue in New York<https://www.timesunion.com/education/article/saint-rose-closes-50-disabled-students-move-18635579.php> despite the college closing, moving to Russell Sage College. * Binghamton University has a new Neurodiversity Club<https://www.bupipedream.com/news/feature-news/neurodiversity-club-founded-in-2022-strives-to-create-a-safe-space-for-all-students/146747/>, which meets regularly with the existing Disabled Student Union and American Sign Language (ASL) Club. * AHEAD in Ireland is not affiliated with the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD)<https://www.ahead.org/home> in the United States. Click here to subscribe to NCCSD Weekly News Updates and other announcements<https://ahead-listserve.org/mailman/listinfo/dream>. If you have any difficulty accessing the News Update, contact NCCSD@ahead.org<mailto:NCCSD@ahead.org>. The NCCSD does not endorse any opinions in these news articles, nor does it guarantee accessibility of external sites. If you cannot access articles, we encourage you to contact your campus library for assistance. The NCCSD is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration, which collaborates with the Association on Higher Education And Disability and other partners to increase the success of current and future college students with disabilities.