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Week 2 Updates

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Welcome Back!

Happy second week of the quarter! Hopefully you all had a great NSO week and are acclimating to life here at Stanford. The Disability Community Space (DisCo Space) held our Welcome Event on September 21st. It was wonderful meeting many of you there and we look forward to seeing many more of you in the coming weeks.

Set-up for the Disability Community Space welcome event. 4 round tables with 5 chairs each. Each is covered with a red table cloth and has a balloon flower bouquet on it. Two buffet tables are close to the building, covered in red tablecloths with 2 balloon decorations. Two balloon pillars are put on each side of the main walkway and there is a balloon bow-tie attached to a stake at the front of the building.

DisCo Space Hours of Operation

"Hours of Operation" shown on the left and part of a clock shown on the right

Thank you for your continued patience while we sort things out here at the DisCo Space. For the week of Monday, October 3- Friday, October 7, the DisCo Space open hours will be:

Monday, October 3: 2:00PM-4:00PM

Tuesday, October 4: 10:00AM-11:45AM; 1:30PM-6:00PM

Wednesday, October 5: 10:00AM-6:00PM

Thursday, October 6: 9:30AM-10:50AM

Friday, October 7: 10:00AM-3:30PM

 

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Observed annually, this is a time of year that celebrates the contributions that all workers with disabilities play in American society. This year, the US Department of Labor have established the theme to be, "Disability: Part of the Equity Equation." 

Gray, black, turquoise, yellow, and red poster with the wording: NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH Disability: Part of the Equity Equation #NDEAAM DOL.GOV/DDEP Image of a woman in a wheelchair + image of a man and a woman = light bulb

Upcoming DisCo October Events

Job Posting

Disability Community Space (DisCo) Assistant Coordinator

Calling all students who are eligible for federal work-study! The Office of Inclusion, Community, and Integrative Learning (ICIL) is seeking passionate and innovative students to join the DisCo Space team this academic year. The DisCo Student Assistant Coordinator collaborates with professional staff on various projects and maintains the DisCo Space to enhance the student experience. The DisCo Student Assistant Coordinators will work closely with the DisCo Space Program Coordinator. 

The DisCo Space Assistant Coordinator will:

  • Project manage ongoing programs that fall under the DisCo Space umbrella
  • Serve as a member of the DisCo Space team by participating in supervision meetings and giving feedback on regular and ongoing programming
  • Providing administrative support and. utilizing various tools to support the department such as Microsoft Office. Suites, Google Suite, email management, Canva, etc.
  • Other duties as assigned

Additional information can be found on Handshake. If interested in applying for the position please send a resume and cover letter to lumeda@stanford.edu.

Additional Resources

Office of Accessible Education (OAE) aids students with academic and housing accommodations so all students have the opportunity to perform at their highest academic potential and become fully involved in the Stanford community.

Diversity and Access Office ensures University-wide compliance with federal, state, and local regulations concerning non-discrimination and disability access. 

Disability Golf Cart (DisGo) Service is a complementary transportation system for Stanford University students, faculty, and staff with a disability or medical condition. It can provide transportation to core campus locations in a vehicle that can accommodate all needs. 

5-SURE on Foot is a student-led campus initiative that offers safe partying and also provides walks home for company and safety