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ACCESSIBILITY IN ACTION
Find us at ods.txstate.edu
or on Twitter @TXStateODS
The Newsletter of the Office of Disability Services at Texas State University February 2018
Request Your Accommodation Letter
1) Go to ods.txstate.edu (pictured below)
2) Click the icon labeled “Accommodation Letter”
3) Request your Accommodation Letter through iCat
4) Come to the ODS office within 3 to 5 business days
to pick up your letter
5) Have all your professors sign your Accommodation
Letter and return the letter to ODS
Scheduling Tests With ATSD
1) If you have testing accommodations, you can schedule
all of your tests for the semester with ATSD
2) Go to ods.txstate.edu (pictured below)
3) Click the icon labeled “Schedule A Test With ATSD”
4) Under the Student tab at the top, select Request a Test
5) Using all of your syllabi, schedule all your tests for the
semester to avoid future schedule conflicts
6) There is a 3 business day advance scheduling
requirement for testing
Happy Spring
Semester!
Requesting
Accommodation
Letters and ATSD
Disability
Awareness
Month Events
Tips & Tricks Event
Overview
Catalog Corner
Additional
Resources
Garreth Casper, Editor
Kavindu “Kavi” Ade:
Bridging the Realms of
Personal and Political Identity
Thursday, February 1, 2018
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Centennial Teaching Theater
For questions regarding the event,
please contact Dr. Skyller Walkes at
Healing Arts:
Stress Relief Through Art
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Joann Cole Mitte 2118
Produced and Facilitated by
The Talented Tenth Project and
Black Arts Association
Event Contact: [email protected]
Texas State Commemorates
World Cancer Day
Thursday, February 15, 2018
11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
LBJ Student Center HUB
Learn more about cancer and its impact
on young people. Answer trivia questions
for a chance to win prizes!
Event Contact: [email protected]
Disability Awareness Month Events
**If you require an accommodation due to a disability, please call the Office of Disability Services at 512.245.3451 or email us at
[email protected]. Accommodation requests should be made at least 72 hours in advance of the program start time to ensure availability.**
National Black HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
LBJ Student Center HUB
Free HIV education and testing
facilitated by Community Action, Inc.
Event Contact: [email protected]
Tips & Tricks: Passport to Academic Success At the beginning of each semester, ODS engages students walking through the LBJ Student Center with information
about our office and disability-related trivia as a way to win prizes. Below are pictures from the event:
1) The ODS staff pictured together in support of the Tips & Tricks tabling event
2) Jeremy Salinas and Joshua Love ask educational disability awareness questions for a chance to win prizes
3) Bruce Coonce and April Buentello-Srock answer a variety of student questions about ODS
Catalog Corner . . . Our space to share current events and interesting finds.
How Design for One Turns Into Design for All
The following New York Times article shows off some of the new and exciting design choices for products
and medical equipment used to assist people with disabilities:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/arts/design/cooper-hewitt-access-ability.html
15 Things You Can Do For Your Mental Health In 2018
The following Buzzfeed article outlines 15 pieces of advice that you might find useful in helping you maintain
your mental health going into the new semester:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/florapaul/setting-intentions-2k18?utm_term=.cnERKb2jZ#.mjXgbpen2
1 2 3
Bridging the Reams of Personal and Political Identity On February 1st, critically acclaimed poet Kavi Ade visited Texas State to discuss their experience as a transgender
artist and writer, as well as to share some of their work with the Bobcat audience. Below are photos from the event:
1) Kavi poses with ODS Interim Director, Dr. Skyller Walkes, in front of Old Main
2) Group photo of the audience at the event with Kavi
3) Kavi on stage reading one of their poems
1 2 3
Useful Campus Resources
Academic Support Services
Academic Advising Offices
advising.txstate.edu
Student Support Services
sdi.txstate.edu/sss
512.245.2275
Student Learning and Assistance Center
Offers free tutoring to students
txstate.edu/slac
Aklek Library, 4th Floor 512.245.2515
The Writing Center
writingcenter.txstate.edu
ASBN 100 512.245.3018
The Math Lab
math.txstate.edu/resources/lab.html
Derrick Hall 233 512.245.2074
PACE MAC Academic Coaching
Connecting students to academic tools
pace.txstate.edu/mac
Commons Hall, 2nd Floor
512.245.7223
Collaborative Learning Center
STEM tutoring for students
hlsamp.cose.txstate.edu/clc/
clc-tutoring.html
RF Mitte #4205 512.245.7464
Tutor Corps
Free tutoring for veterans from veterans
txstate.edu/tutorcorps
Alkek Library, 4th Floor 512.245.2515
Additional Support Services
Career Services
Free career preparation services
careerservices.txstate.edu
LBJ Student Center, 5th Floor (5-7.1)
512.245.2645
The Counseling Center
Free counseling services to students
counseling.txstate.edu
LBJ Student Center, 5th Floor (5-4.1)
512.245.2208
Attorney for Students
Legal services for students
attorney.dos.txstate.edu
LBJ Student Center, 5th Floor (5-1.5)
512.245.2370
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Office of financial aid services on campus
finaid.txstate.edu
J.C. Kellam, 240 512.245.2315
iTAC
Information Technology Assistance
tr.txstate.edu/itac.html
Math Computer Science (MCS), 2nd Floor
512.245.4822
Bobcat Bond
Request a peer mentor
studentsuccess.txstate.edu/programs/
bobcat-bond.html
RMP Center for Student Retention
512.245.5500
