Students with disabilities will be among those sought out for a new scholarship. UCLA has received a $3 million bequest from the estate of actor Peter Falk. It will be used to create full tuition scholarships for incoming undergraduates, beginning in Fall 2012.
You may read the full
article on the Falk scholarship in the Daily Bruin.
The Evening Van Service, which provides transportation between campus and nearby residential areas from 6:00pm to 11:00pm, is expanding its route to accommodate people living south of Wilshire Boulevard. The Evening Vans have several stops around campus, and provide a safe transportation alternative in evening hours. The vans are wheelchair accessible. For more information on the stops and routes, see Evening Van Service & Walking Escorts.
The Disabilities and Computing Program has just completed purchase of DragonNaturallySpeaking Version 11 (speech recognition software) for PC and Mac. The new version offers a sidebar with useful key-phrase speech commands, supports Microsoft Office 2010, and has commands just for Facebook and Twitter. The DCP plans to deploy Dragon 11 to its lab and laptops over the spring quarter break.
UC San Diego is hosting a web accessibility training for all the southern UC campuses on March 14, 2011. It will be presented by WebAIM, and will cover everything from basic topics to new technologies. The training will be valuable for both web developers and content creators. Funding is provided by the UC Be Smart About Safety program, so travel to San Diego is the only cost for attendees. Contact Patrick Burke at burke at ucla.edu for more info.
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) publishes a report every year that summarizes the demographics of their students and the services provided. It’s an interesting peak into the variety of accommodations their office can facilitate and the experience of disabled students at UCLA. You can view the 2009-2010 report at the link below:
