Weekly News Update From the National Center for College Students with Disabilities Last Week's Top News Stories about Disability and Higher Education May 14-20, 2023 · Florida governor Ron DeSantis has finished signing new legislation<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/05/16/desantis-signs-bill-defund-dei?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=e22d9ba922-DNU_2021_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-e22d9ba922-225808461&mc_cid=e22d9ba922&mc_eid=d5645fe552> prohibiting any state funds for DEI programs at public college and universities. A Tulsa opinion piece breaks down what DEI actually means<https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/columnists/ginnie-graham-dei-programs-are-not-what-many-people-think/article_a58a7c7c-a7ef-11ed-8e81-cf275744fec8.html> and how many activities and groups can be affected, including students with disabilities. · In Ireland, if faculty want to make their courses inclusive<https://www.ucc.ie/en/news/2023/ucc-develops-intellectual-disability-inclusion-training-for-higher-education-sector--.html> for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), a new id+ Project at University College Cork (Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) helps faculty and students with and without IDD "co-learn" about inclusive courses. · Disabled college students in Arizona will have an easier time providing disability documentation<https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/approved-arizona-bill-gives-universities-parameters-to-document-disabilities,338023> to register for services, thanks to a new state law designed to make the process easier and less costly. · The Smithsonian has created Bravespace, with songs, sounds, and meditations<https://smithsonianapa.org/bravespace/> from Asian-American women and non-binary artists (including scholars), focusing on dealing with collective trauma. [Captioning is not available.] · Ismail Muhammad passed graduate qualifying exams at Cal Berkeley, and then experienced a mental health crisis that had him facing beliefs about Black men never needing therapy<https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/magazine/therapy-black-men.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare>. · The DO-IT Center at the University of Washington is celebrating its 30th anniversary<https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/05/17/do-it-center-celebrates-30-years-of-championing-students-with-disabilities-building-community/>, helping disabled students transition to college, providing expertise on assistive technology in high schools and higher education, and creating a community of professionals with disabilities.* · She researched disability and now has a disability<https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2023/may-2023-news/from-academic-to-lived-experience-how-the-roles-were-reversed-for-this-disability-expert/>. Professor Kirsten Rummery at the University of Stirling in Scotland shared her story at commencement. · Psychology Today has published tips for testing and college applications<https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/learning-disorders-across-the-lifespan/202304/applying-to-college-for-students-with-lds-or> for students identifying as learning disabled or neurodiverse. · Formerly in-care as a foster child<https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2023/05/16/may-is-foster-care-month-a-college-degree-is-rare-for-foster-kids/70212291007/>, a graduate of the University of Kentucky who struggled with mental health has advice for foster teens and those who want to support them. · In reporting about wellness and mental health<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/physical-mental-health/2023/05/16/mental-health-and-expectable-vs-unmanageable?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=e22d9ba922-DNU_2021_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-e22d9ba922-225808461&mc_cid=e22d9ba922&mc_eid=d5645fe552>, should we distinguish between wellness, "expectable distress," and distress affecting daily functioning? And would it help students? · A museum at the University of Puget Sound is changing the name<https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/university-of-puget-sound-to-remove-name-of-eugenics-professor-from-museum/> of its Museum of Natural History so it no longer bears the name of a eugenics professor (eugenics led to forced sterilizations of disabled people and others, and influenced Nazis' interest in a White supreme race). · Three UC San Diego students from Active Minds<https://today.ucsd.edu/story/creating-a-safe-space-for-yourself-and-others> share their journeys to becoming mental health advocates. * Full disclosure - DO-IT is a partner on the NCCSD grant. Click here to subscribe to NCCSD Weekly News Updates and other announcements<http://ahead-listserve.org/mailman/listinfo/DREAM_ahead-listserve.org>. If you have any difficulty accessing the News Updates, contact NCCSD@ahead.org<mailto:NCCSD@ahead.org>. 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