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Disability Studies Undergraduate Journal (knots)

Knots aims to highlight original and unpublished high-calibre work in disability studies by undergraduate students. Knotsworks to challenge normative conceptions of disability and embodiment while contributing new and innovative knowledge to the field of disability studies. It is edited and compiled by a team of senior students and faculty advisors in the disability studies stream in the Equity Studies program.

http://www.newcollege.utoronto.ca/academics/new-college-academic-programs/equity-studies/disability-studies-undergraduate-journal-knots/

Students for Barrier-Free Access (SBA) - Annual General Meeting and Elections 

June 28, 2017 

6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 

Location: OISE Room 5150 

SBA - Office: 
215 Huron St. Suite 924 
Toronto, ON. 
M5S 1A2 

Students For Barrier-Free Access (SBA) is a student-run 
non-profit organization that advocates for access and the rights of students with disabilities at the University of Toronto. We work to encourage new ways of thinking that challenges dominant understandings of disability and to advocate for education that is socially, environmentally, and financially accessible. In order to be informed and vigilant about barriers and disability-related issues on campus and to be an effective stakeholder in university decision-making, we work with students, faculty, other social justice groups and allies to build an accessible campus and a strong diverse community. 

If you are a University of Toronto students with a disability and would like a chance to shape and expand on some of these great initiatives, consider joining the Board of Directors! 

The nomination period runs from Wednesday May 24th, 2017 to Wednesday June 7th, 2015 by 5:30PM. Our AGM and elections will be held June 28th, 2017. 

For more information and to access the nomination package please visit: http://uoftsba.com/sba-nominations-open/ 

Access information: ASL, captioning, a light supper, and TTC tokens provided. Accessible and gender neutral washrooms available on the same floor. Please note that this is a scent free space. For any accessibility needs or if you have any questions, please email [email protected] 

ABOUT SBA 

SBA is a non-profit, student group on campus that represents disabled students at the University of Toronto. Our approach is to establish a presence for disabled students on campus and to raise awareness, provide education, and effectively lobby the university for change. If you would like to receive our SBA Newsletter, please email [email protected] 

CONTACT US 

If you wish to contact us by phone, call (416)-967-7322 
Email Danie, our Centre Coordinator at: [email protected] 
Email Nadia Kanani, our Advocacy and Volunteer Coordinator at: [email protected] 

Fax: 416-967-6520 If you are using a TTY phone, please contact SBA via the Bell Relay System: 1(800) 268-9242. - See more at: http://www.neads.ca/en/about/events/index.php?id=1806#sthash.WvZ6SG51.dpuf

Hosted By: University of Toronto, McGill and Queens

McGill, Queen’s and the University of Toronto, are developing a national knowledge centre with resources dedicated to identifying best practices for mental health programming for university and college students.  The initiative will include a Best Practices Network and online hub that will support universities and colleges in delivering the most effective services to promote good mental health and resiliency across increasingly diversified student populations. The online hub will be dedicated to identifying and disseminating student mental health best practices and programming that are based on evaluation activities.

The Best Practices Network is launching an inaugural annual conference at CACUSS on June 15 and 16, 2017.   The conference will provide an opportunity for student affairs professionals from across the country to hear from experts and share their experiences with mental health program delivery, stepped care, integrated wellness models, campus mental health literacy initiatives, transferability of mental health programming across post-secondary institutions and assessment and evaluation in mental health programming.  In addition, we will identify gaps and needs that can be met through the Best Practices Network, and existing resources, research and networks that can be leveraged to support the success of the initiative and its benefits to institutions and students.