University of Texas at AustinDivision of Diversity and Community Engagement

Welcome to Services for Students with Disabilities!

by Emily S. on March 26, 2013

in General News

SSD helps determine eligibility and implement reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities at the University of Texas at Austin. More general resources for the UT community may be found on UT’s Disability Resource page.

Accessibilty with images L-R: woman with a dog, hands on wheelchair, woman in cafeteria line with tray, person using sight cane, classroom setting,

SSD is housed in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, located on the fourth floor of the Student Services Building. Information on how to register and downloadable forms, including guidelines for documentation, accommodation letter requests, and releases of information are available online. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to making your experience at the university more accessible!

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May 30th: Interview for SSD Executive Director

by Emily S. on May 23, 2013

in Disability Advocate, SSD Students

Stacked Text: We need your help!SSD would like to invite you and solicit your input on feedback on an interview candidate for the leadership position for Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD).  Although we realize many of you will not be on campus toward the end of this month, we would love anyone who is nearby to participate.

The interview date is May 30, 2013.  You are invited to a general presentation on disability that the applicant is being asked to deliver as well as an open interview session immediately following the presentation. The times and locations of these are below. Copies of the applicant’s materials will be available for your review. We truly value your support and input in this process.

Thursday, May 30, 2013 – Dr. Patricia Blair
1:30-2:15 pm, DOS Conference Room, SSB 4.492 – Applicant Presentation
2:15-2:45 pm, DOS Conference Room, SSB 4.492 – Open Interview with UT faculty, students, staff

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SSD Recognizes 35 Outstanding Faculty and Staff Members

May 20, 2013

Faculty and staff play an integral part in making sure that students receive their accommodations, and every semester there are faculty and staff that go above and beyond the call of duty to help students with disabilities. To recognize these outstanding members of the UT community, SSD students nominate faculty and staff who have made [...]

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Student Awarded Ashworth Fellowship

May 13, 2013

MSSW student Carol Gilson has been awarded the Kenneth H. Ashworth Fellowship for the 2013-2014 academic year. This fellowship program was established in 1997 by members of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to honor Dr. Kenneth H. Ashworth for his services as commissioner. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to Texas students [...]

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SSD Students Featured in The Daily Texan

May 6, 2013

For blind students, books are simple- it’s the old buildings that present challenges When Jennifer Applegate purchases her books for the coming semester, she brings the texts to the Student Services Building, where they are stripped from their binding and fed into a scanner. Applegate doesn’t hate books — she is legally blind, and this [...]

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Accepting Nominations for SSD’s Faculty/Staff Appreciation Awards

April 30, 2013

It’s time to nominate faculty and staff for SSD’s End of the Semester Faculty/Staff Appreciation Awards! Have you had a particularly great experience with a faculty or staff member this semester?  If so, this is an excellent opportunity to give thanks. Your anonymous nominations will result in SSD generating letters of thanks along with a desk clock that [...]

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Introducing Laina Hubbard as SSD’s Newest Disabilities Services Coordinator

April 26, 2013

SSD is excited to welcome Laina Hubbard as our newest Disabilities Services Coordinator! Laina is filling a newly created position within SSD that will help SSD meet the growing demand for direct student support and expand outreach efforts across campus. Laina was raised in western Massachusetts, before attending Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While [...]

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April 18th and 19th: Interviews for SSD Executive Director

April 8, 2013

SSD would like to invite you and solicit your input on two candidates that are being brought to campus to interview for the leadership position for Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). The interview dates are April 18 and 19, 2013 and the scheduled times/locations are below.  On each day, you are invited to a general presentation [...]

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April 15: Priority Registration

April 2, 2013

SSD Students- This is a reminder that the priority registration time for the Fall & Summer 2013 session is Monday, April 15th from 2 pm to midnight.  We are in the process of uploading all student names/EIDs to the registration system after which this date/time should be reflected. In the meantime, please make sure to [...]

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SSD Welcomes UTPD as disABILITY Advocates!

April 2, 2013

Last week SSD provided training to 36 members of the UT Police Department. We are excited about increasing our partnership with UTPD as we join efforts to make the UT campus and community a safe and inclusive environment for all!

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