May 22, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The students collaborated on a grant application to make protective masks for people with spinal cord injuries The COVID-19 pandemic has caused people to pause plans, change directions and pivot to new careers. For two Illinois students, it means becoming inventors and distributors. Joey Peters, a Ph.D. candidate in […]
Category: Disability Resources & Educational Services
A Few Minutes With … Susannah Scaroni
Oct. 01, 2019 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo College of Applied Health Sciences media relations specialist Vince Lara speaks with two-time Paralympian Susannah Scaroni, who is training at Illinois for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. Related news
A Few Minutes With … Alexa Halko
Jan. 6, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo 2016 Paralympian Alexa Halko, training at Illinois for the 2020 Games in Tokyo, speaks with College of Applied Health Sciences media relations specialist Vince Lara-Cinisomo about Illinois’ Paralympic training site, the Disability Resources & Educational Services unit and her future plans. Related news
Podcast: A Few Minutes With … Daniel Romanchuk
Jan. 06, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Vince Lara, media relations specialist at the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois, spends a few minutes with Daniel Romanchuk, 2016 Paralympian who’s training at Illinois for a spot in the 2020 games in Tokyo. Related news
Alumni Spotlight—Marty Morse
April 01, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Alumni of the College of Applied Health Sciences have myriad career options thanks to the tremendous diversity of programs. We periodically will put the spotlight on an alum to find out what they’re doing now, what experiences they had and what AHS means to them. This week, we talk […]
Tim Nugent honored by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Feb. 14, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo It is the Hall of Fame’s highest honor outside of enshrinement Tim Nugent, considered the “Father of Accessibility,” and the founder of the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services at the University of Illinois, has been posthumously awarded the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith […]
A Journey to Empowerment
May 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Kevin Fritz heard the word “can’t” frequently when he was a child. Today, he is an accomplished attorney in a prestigious Chicago law firm. He described his journey to independence in accepting the 2018 Harold Scharper Award from the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services. Kevin Fritz’s disability […]
Partnership focuses on autism
May 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Microsoft knows first-hand the excellence of the STEM disciplines at Illinois, thanks to its director of university relations, three-time alumnus Harold Javid. In hopes of gaining more outstanding employees, the company funded a year-long initiative called Accessibility Lighthouse Program that seeks to build a clear career path for students […]
A glorious ride for Hedrick
Dr. Brad Hedrick received the 2016 Harold Scharper Achievement Award
Leveling the Field, Here and Abroad
The Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) is making it possible for students with disabilities to fully participate in the Illinois experience, including studying abroad.