Texas Tech to Host 'Accessibility is for Everyone! Week'

September 28, 2023

Student Disability Services will host a week of events celebrating students and campus access.

WHAT: Student Disability Services (SDS) is hosting “Accessibility is For Everyone! Week.” The week will highlight the importance of having an accessible campus at Texas Tech University and celebrate students with disabilities.

WHEN: Monday (Oct. 2) - Friday (Oct. 6)

WHERE:

Texas Tech University, 2505 Broadway

Christine DeVitt Icehouse Gallery, 511 Ave. K

EVENT: The week features a variety of events for students, faculty and staff, including Deaf Bingo, Create & Paint and an art exhibit entitled “Creative Abilities Gallery” at the First Friday Art Trail. The gallery is composed of art created by students with disabilities and will be on display at the Christine DeVitt Icehouse Gallery on Friday (Oct. 6). Any money raised will be added to the Alex C. Watkins Endowed Scholarship Fund.

Other events include:

“Movie Party Monday” 5 p.m. Monday (Oct. 2), SDS Office Weeks Hall. Students are invited to view “CODA.” Pizza and drinks provided.
“Create & Paint” 1-4 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 3), SDS Office. Students are invited to an open time of painting. Canvases and paint provided.
“Deaf Bingo” 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 4), Wall/Gates Residence Hall. Students and community members are invited to play deaf bingo for a chance to win prizes.
“TECH-quility Workshop” 10-11 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 5), Weeks Hall Room 228. This student-centered workshop gives insight into leveling the playing field by exploring accessibility for all users on various platforms.

CONTACT: Crystal Fuqua
Assistant director and academic counselor, Student Disability Services, Texas Tech University
crystal.fuqua@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2405

tags: Campus Access and Engagement, News Releases, events

Texas Tech University

A new era of excellence is dawning at Texas Tech University as it stands on the cusp of being one of the nation's premier research institutions.

Research and enrollment numbers are at record levels, which cement Texas Tech's commitment to attracting and retaining quality students. In fall 2020, the university achieved a goal more than a decade in the making, reaching a total student population of more than 40,000. In 2018, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education again placed Texas Tech among its top doctoral universities in the nation in the “Very High Research Activity” category. Texas Tech is one of 94 public institutions nationally and 131 overall to achieve this prestigious recognition.

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Student Disability Services

Located in West Hall, Student Disability Services (SDS) is one of the most comprehensive departments for students with disabilities in the state, where the staff provides a variety of accommodations and services for individuals with disabilities. Accommodations will be made in response to the specific disability.

Here at Texas Tech, Student Disability Services encourages students to overcome challenges and attain personal and academic success while the SDS staff functions as a student advocate.

Student Disability Services also offers a supplemental academic enhancement program for students with learning disabilities and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, known as the TECHniques Center. The TECHniques Center is a program that provides one-on-one, regularly scheduled content and study skills tutoring, as well as weekly meetings with an academic counselor.

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