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Resources for Supporting Students with Disabilities

As you prepare for the fall semester, Disability Resources has made several resources available to learn more about students with disabilities, and how to best design your courses and teaching to support students with disabilities.

Note: Some programs require CAS authentication and others are available to the public.

Supporting Neurodivergent Students

This webinar provides insight on how to best support autistic students in the classroom and on campus from the experiences of an autistic adult and a disability resource professional.

Simple Strategies for Supporting Aggies on the Spectrum (and ALL Aggies!)

This presentation shares simple, small-change strategies instructors can make before and during instruction to help support every learner type you can find in a classroom.

The Center on Disability and Development (CDD) makes several webinars and handouts available on the Accessibility in Aggieland website and the CDD at TAMU YouTube channel. The most pertinent resources include:

Accessibility for Online Meetings, Events, and Presentations

This presentation discusses several practical ways for facilitating accessibility when planning, promoting and hosting online meetings, events and presentations.

UDL-izing Best Practices in Professional Development (PDF)

This presentation provides an overview of Universal Design for Learning and some practical ways to implement it while designing educational or informational workshops, resources, and materials for diverse audiences.

ADA - 31st Celebration and Accessibility 101 Webinar

This presentation explores what accessibility looks like on the Texas A&M campus and how you can help provide an equitable experience for disabled individuals on our campus.

Everyday Ableism: Unpacking Disability Stereotypes and Microaggressions

This webinar was presented by Dr. Amanda Kraus of the University of Arizona.

Fetching News about Service Animals

This webinar details the Aggie Guide-Dogs and Service-Dogs and the work they do to increase awareness about how service animals help the individuals with disabilities who use them.

ADA in the Workplace

This webinar details what is law, how to work with human resources on reasonable accommodations, who to contact for help with regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act, and much more.

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Spectrum in Aggieland Accessibility in Aggieland

In addition to the trainings, Disability Resources have materials available for checkout if you would like to host a “pop-up” sensory room at any of your events. Likewise, and if you would like any tailored programming or have any questions about disability and/or accessibility on our campus, you are encouraged to reach out for more information at disability@tamu.edu.

Thank you for all you do to help make Texas A&M an inclusive and welcoming campus for students with disabilities!