disability – Greek University

Laurie Necasek: How can we improve our accessibility for college students?

By admin on March 24, 2023

Our next guest is Laurie Necasek. Laurie is an Accessibility Expert and Instructional Designer who provides a holistic approach to digital accessibility. In accordance with the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), she can help you create content that is inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities. She bridges the gap between people with disabilities who are accessing online content and digital content creators who are trying to reach their intended audience. By working together to create content with accessibility in mind, creators can reach a wider audience and spread their message further than ever.

In episode 332 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Laurie chose the University of North Carolina – Wilmington, what is alternative text and how does it provide equal access, how alternative text can help you boost your fraternity or sorority website in the search engines, how to provide equal access and ensure your flyers and physical advertisements reach a wide audience on campus, an example of creating alternative text for a photo that we post on Instagram, how we improve the hashtags we are using on social media, how we can improve our physical access to our spaces for events from an accessibility standpoint, and how we rethink all of these processes within student organizations with greater accessibility in mind.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGbzK5FSaLU

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Shawn Humphrey & Joe Landicho: How can fraternities & sororities support students with disabilities?

By admin on October 25, 2020

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16536311/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Welcome to episode # 91 of Fraternity Foodie! Today we are talking about physical disabilities on college campuses. We have with us two long time friends of mine, Shawn Humphrey and Joe Landicho. Both served as presidents of their Sigma Pi chapters (Carleton University and Rochester Institute of Technology), and both use a wheelchair.

We find out what a student with physical disabilities should consider when selecting a university, how colleges have improved for students with disabilities over time, what accommodations are helpful for wheelchair users in college, what would have made it easier to join an organization and contribute as a wheelchair user, ways to support students with physical disabilities, why the fraternity is important, and challenges in the workforce for those with physical disabilities. We also find the greatest spots to eat in Ottowa and Eastern Pennsylvania. Enjoy! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9DKHJzESTk

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Delaney Bosworth: How can we make Greek Life more accessible for those with physical disabilities?

By admin on August 18, 2020

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15662015/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Welcome to episode #75 of Fraternity Foodie! Today we interview Delaney Bosworth, an undergraduate member of Alpha Xi Delta at Millersville University in Pennsylvania. Delaney tells us about what happened to her at age 11 that caused her to be paralyzed, how everyone has their “wheelchair” – or that thing that holds them back and makes us believe we are not good enough, why Millersville University works so well for students with disabilities, what attracted her to Alpha Xi Delta over other organizations, how we can address the systems in Greek Life that sometimes prevents those with disabilities from participating, why she is so resilient, and what she learned about herself through this process. You will be so inspired by listening to Delaney’s story. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0k6IuZBLc0

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Adam Hollmann: How can we encourage students with disabilities to participate in our events?

By admin on August 17, 2020

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15643610/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Welcome to episode #74 of Fraternity Foodie! Get ready for another incredible guest. Today we have on our show Adam Hollmann. Adam is the Assistant Director of Student Life – Programming at University of Detroit Mercy. We talk to Adam about why he chose Indiana University in Bloomington, his recommendations for other future higher education professionals about getting a Masters in Higher Education, why University of Detroit Mercy is a special place, how he plans campus wide programming, how he became Deputy Title IX Coordinator for the University, information about the Evans Scholars, how he navigates life with a disability, how he uses captioning media for videos, how we can ensure students with disabilities participate in our events, how we can help members with social disabilities such as anxiety, and how we can increase disability awareness on campus. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_GmY_5NviE

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Do we have an accessibility problem in fraternity and sorority life for those with disabilities?

By admin on August 14, 2020

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15618452/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Welcome to our Town Hall discussion on Accessibility in Fraternities and Sororities for those with Disabilities. We have three expert panelists that talk about important issues such as the most practical way to address the issue of student in a wheelchair who wants to be a part of recruitment, working with students who have mobility impairments, the right way to market campus events to be more inclusive, ADA compliance in older fraternity and sorority houses, helping potential new members with social disabilities such as anxiety, spectrum, ADHD, and communication disorders, accommodation of learning disabilities in a new member program, large scale events on campus with sign language interpreters and captioned media for videos, policies for service animals, and ways to increase disability awareness on campuses. Thank you to our panelists Gayle Etchamendy, Sara Farnsworth, and Nicole Morse for all of your dedication to students with disabilities and for helping us bring the needed attention to this issue on college campuses. You are all brilliant! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4UHWdkl8iA

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Interview with Nicole Morse on Supporting Students with Disabilities

By admin on February 15, 2019

Check out my interview today with Nicole Morse, Assistant Director of Student Leadership & Activities at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia! We talk about sexual assault, empowerment and awareness events in that arena such as Take Back The Night, The Red Flag Campaign, and Not On Our Campus, what makes a good fraternity/sorority advisor, and ways we can support students with disabilities in high stress environments like the formal recruitment process. Don’t miss this one!

Link: https://youtu.be/aVrrBWRffRc