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Campus Life
January 9, 2018 | 08:43 am

Adapted toys a godsend for parents and their children with special needs

Toys that beep. Toys that light up and sing. All adapted by engineering students for children with special needs. For parents visiting the University of Rochester Medical Center, taking home a toy their child can play with themselves is “really awesome.”

topics: community, disabilities, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center,
Campus Life
December 21, 2017 | 01:32 pm

Engineering students give special needs children the gift of play

The Toys for All Tots student organization hosts workshops to teach other students and community members how to adapt battery-powered toys so that children with limited mobility can activate them on their own.

topics: community, disabilities, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
The Arts
November 18, 2016 | 10:56 am

Installation shows ‘beauty in inclusivity’

On Display, a “deconstructed art exhibit,” explores the diversity of the human form. The piece been performed around the world and had its Rochester premiere at the Memorial Art Gallery in October. A December performance is planned at the Disability Studies Cluster conference.

topics: disabilities, diversity, events, Memorial Art Gallery, Missy Pfohl Smith, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
August 25, 2016 | 04:20 pm

Teaching the teachers about students with disabilities

Three colleagues from the University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning joined forces this summer to teach a nationally available online course on supporting and teaching students with disabilities in the college classroom.

topics: Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, disabilities,
Campus Life
March 17, 2016 | 02:22 pm

Paralympian brings lessons of resilience

Legendary skier Chris Waddell, the most decorated paralympian in history—with 13 Paralympic Games medals in sit-skiing and wheelchair track racing—will speak at River Campus on Monday, March 21.

topics: announcements, Chris Waddell, disabilities,
Campus Life
April 12, 2013 | 01:38 pm

Student Team Wins an International da Vinci Award

The five engineering students developed the MonoMano Cycling Control System, which enables riders to steer, brake, and shift gears on a recumbent tricycle with one hand.

topics: awards, design day, disabilities, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Multiple Sclerosis Society,