Nearly two years of the pandemic have taken a toll on our nation’s students – especially those in the Black community and who are living with disabilities. But, as they say, in every crisis comes opportunity.Join Easterseals in a national initiative to improve special education services for Black students, especially those with disabilities. Easterseals is developing culturally responsive online tools and training for Black families and Special Education professionals that will help them successfully navigate the system and advocate for their students with disabilities.

Join us for our virtual speaker series featuring exciting and innovative nonprofit and social impact leaders. Up next in our speaker series is Jose Antonio Tijerino who will talk to us about the power and importance of storytelling, effecting change for Latinx communities, responding to workforce and societal needs, and his leadership journey.

Join the Latinx Alumni Network as we celebrate Latinx Heritage Month by cooking some comida peruana! In this virtual session, you will learn how to cook a delicioso ceviche and make a refreshing Incajito. Yuki Nakandakari, a renowned Peruvian chef living in the DMV, will guide attendees through this step-by-step cooking session. Guests will also be entertained with a musical performance from a fellow alum Oscar Quispe ’21.

For some people with disabilities, standard computing technology such as a monitor and computer mouse can be impossible to operate when navigating the digital world. Come learn about assistive technologies used to supplement or replace computing devices and why every website should be made accessible to work with these Assistive Technologies.

Please contact PCDI at pcdi@umd.edu with questions or if you need accommodations.

Learn about UMD captioning standard, and the best practices and services for video captioning for prerecorded and live video content.

Please contact PCDI at pcdi@umd.edu with questions or if you need accommodations.

John Appel's novel Assassin's Orbit features a diverse cast of highly competent women, including a blind infosec professional. This virtual event will feature a reading and a discussion on why it is important to represent disabled people in science fiction and how we can imagine a future with ubiquitous accommodation.

Please contact PCDI at pcdi@umd.edu with questions or if you need accommodations.

The Disability Studies Minor promotes the study of disability and prepares students for an inclusively designed world. Students enrolled in the DS Minor will examine the concept of disability historically, in contemporary society, and in their chosen fields of study. Join us on October 15 at the Benjamin Building Courtyard to learn more! 

Please contact PCDI at pcdi@umd.edu with questions or if you need accommodations.

In this webinar, we will give an overview of the six areas that have the greatest impact on making your online content more accessible.

Please contact PCDI at pcdi@umd.edu with questions or if you need accommodations.

We will share highlights from successfully launching the TerpsEXCEED program. The TerpsEXCEED program is an inclusive, higher education program designed for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Please contact PCDI at pcdi@umd.edu with questions or if you need accommodations.

The Black Business Association is hosting an event to learn how to be successful in your side hustles and your main job at the same time.