Weekly News Update From the National Center for College Students with Disabilities Last Week's Top News Stories about Disability and Higher Education October 29 - November 4, 2023 * Rutgers professor Lauren Shallish and colleagues aim to prevent the school-to-prison pipeline<https://www.newark.rutgers.edu/news/focusing-special-ed-prison-pipeline-disability-awareness-month> and help incarcerated individuals with disabilities earn college degrees. * In Ontario, McMaster University's Student Accessibility Services saw a 58.5% increase<https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/student-accessibility-services-review/> in disabled student registrations, which led to several positive outcomes, including a review of the department, greater support for diverse students, and a shift to the social model of disability. * As Texas bans DEI programs at public colleges and universities,<https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/25/texas-dei-ban-rice-university/> the private non-profit Rice University in Houston is stepping up its DEI efforts, including disability initiatives. * There are several news items about mental health and student survivors of sexual violence: * At least 1 in 5 undergraduate students and 1 in 3 graduate students are parents<https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ed7f7e97e1c361545410fe4/t/653fb61a874d35115dd2683e/1698674203747/GH_Student+Parents+%26+Intimate+Partner+Violence+Report_Final_Pages.pdf>, but campus mental health and sexual violence centers are usually not equipped to deal with domestic violence among parenting students or their children. * Know Your IX student group<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2023/11/02/title-ix-activists-continue-push-new-rule-reflect-progress-made?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=fbfcc91e03-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-fbfcc91e03-225808461&mc_cid=fbfcc91e03&mc_eid=d5645fe552> connects survivors of sexual assault and allies, providing education and advocacy for change, including ways Title IX could address disability. * The Federal Government Accountability Office published<https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106282> a report with guidance to help survivors of sexual violence persist in college and manage student loans, including the provision of mental health services. * Sofiya Kalinova moved from Bulgaria to Ireland, graduated law school, and is now the first deaf lawyer in Ireland<https://www.msn.com/en-ie/lifestyle/family-relationships/it-s-been-a-lot-of-years-of-hard-work-meet-ireland-s-first-deaf-barrister-sofiya-kalinova/ar-AA1jn7ax>, working through barriers as an immigrant, a deaf person, and a woman. * Ohio University asks employees to self-report demographic information<https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2023/11/diversity-information-race-ethnicity-disability-federal-requirements-ohio-university>, including disability status, but the U.S. Supreme Court's affirmative action decision may affect that process. * The Rochester Institute of Technology<https://www.rit.edu/news/rit-scientists-receive-grant-expand-work-sign-language-lexicon-chemistry> is developing a standardized sign language vocabulary for chemistry, which may increase Deaf students' academic performance in chemistry courses. * Three disabled students at Davidson College share experiences<https://www.davidson.edu/news/2023/11/03/navigating-disability-college-process> with the college search process and some tips for future students. * A Harvard study found that young adults ages 18-25<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/physical-mental-health/2023/11/01/lack-purpose-drives-anxiety-depression-young-adults?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=19505679a5-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-19505679a5-225808461&mc_cid=19505679a5&mc_eid=d5645fe552> are having anxiety and depression twice as frequently as teenagers, with 58% feeling their lives lacked "meaning or purpose." * The U.S. Department of Education has released a list of national programs<https://osepideasthatwork.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/OSEP-IDEAs-Menu-508.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=> funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) that provide technical assistance, including centers focused on transition and postsecondary education. * The Gallaudet football team has a history of innovations<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/1/from-inventing-huddle-to-trying-new-helmet-gallaud/>, including players inventing the football huddle and students bringing drums to games. 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