AT A GLANCE

WHAT: Disability Awareness Symposium and Accessibility Technology Fair

WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 12

• Accessibility Technology Fair, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Disability Awareness Symposium, noon-1 p.m.

WHERE: Multipurpose room, Student Community Center (for accessibility assistance, contact David Ritz by email). Light refreshments will be served.

WHERE: Auditorium, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento campus, for live stream, noon-1 p.m. (for accessibility assistance, contact Ann Preszler by email). Light refreshments will be served.

SPONSORS: Chancellor’s Disability Issues Administrative Advisory Committee, Office of Campus Community Relations, UCDHS CEO’s Advisory Committee for Disability Issues and School of Medicine Office of Student and Resident Diversity

UC Davis’ annual Disability Awareness Symposium and Accessibility Technology Fair will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12. The symposium will feature three UC Davis physicians addressing the theme, “Traumatic Brain Injuries: Myths and Realities.”

The symposium and tech fair will be held on the Davis campus, and the symposium portion will be live-streamed to the Comprehensive Cancer Center auditorium on the Sacramento campus.

The speakers, all of whom work with either professional or UC Davis intercollegiate athletes, are:

Eric Giza, associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery and UC Davis Health System official team physician for the Sacramento Republic FC soccer team

 

Melita Moore, assistant clinical professor of orthopaedics and UCDHS head team physician for Aggie athletics

 

Brandee L. Waite, associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, director of the PMR Sports Medicine Fellowship, and UCDHS official team physician for Sacramento Republic FC

Accessibility Technology Fair

Several campus units will participate in the fair, along with off-campus vendors. Also look for representatives of the “Helmet Hair, Don’t Care!” campaign, in which Student Health and Counseling Services is offering free helmets (and burritos).

The helmets are for students who sign the Helmet Hair, Don’t Care! Pledge (either electronically or in person). The pledge states: “As a UC Davis student, I pledge to always wear a bike helmet on every ride, even on short trips, because my brain is more important than helmet hair.”

The burritos are for students who show up at the Bike Barn on Wednesday (Oct. 13), with helmet on!  

Here is a list of UC Davis participants in the Accessibility Technology Fair:

• Campus Recreation and Unions (offering recreation assistance)
• Disability Management Services
• Human Resources
• Student Disability Center
• Student Health and Counseling Services
• Student Health and Wellness Center
• TechHub (UC Davis Stores computer sales)

And, from off campus:

• California Department of Rehabilitation (Woodland Branch) — financial assistance for education and technology, for people with permanent disabilities
• ProctorU — a live, remote proctoring service
• Sterling Adaptives — assistive technology products for visually impaired people
• Usablenet — accessibility solutions in technology

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