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Campus Events

What BYU students living with disabilities want you to know

Kylie Swann
By Kylie Swann
March 21, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU students presented a disabilities panel on March 12 to answer questions about disabilities and inform students and staff about how to be more inclusive.
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Campus Events

Campus accessibility updates and resources for students with disabilities

By Stacia O'Leary
April 05, 2023 12:00 AM
Ed Martinelli, the director of the University Accessibility Center, answered questions students sent in regarding the center and accommodations during their time at BYU.
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Campus Events

Education Week: How the Church supports members with disabilities

By Payton Pingree
August 15, 2022 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Education Week coverage can be found in this section of the website.
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Religion

Will wards continue live-stream meetings beyond pandemic?

By Maddie Selcho
April 02, 2021 12:00 AM
Leaders of wards and stakes for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are deciding if they will keep Zoom meetings or get rid of them all together as COVID-19 transmission slows and restrictions loosen.
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Local

Physically disabled BYU students aim to break barriers, correct misunderstandings

By Kristine Kim
March 19, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU communications student Daniel Andersen was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy when he was 2 years old. The disease causes general muscle weakness, so he cannot walk. He also has a weaker respiratory system and finds it difficult to write or type for a long time because of stamina issues.
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Editorials

Opinion: BYU should continue Zoom classes beyond pandemic

By Whitney Bigelow
March 16, 2021 12:00 AM
“The World is Our Campus” — this has never been more true than the last few semesters when students have tuned into BYU classes from every corner of the world via Zoom. While many look forward to gathering again, some students dread the end of a much more accessible educational experience.
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Campus

Is BYU disability rights advocates' approach effective?

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
June 05, 2019 12:00 AM
Current and former BYU students advocating for disability rights believe they are making a positive impact on disability access on campus. However, university administration believes a report the group created detailing recommendations for improvement is overstated and biased.
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Capital West News

Utah bill would make abortions related to Down syndrome diagnosis illegal

By Sahalie Donaldson
January 23, 2018 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers introduced a bill at the state Capitol Monday morning that would ban abortions of unborn children diagnosed with Down syndrome.
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Local

All-Together Playground maintains success after six months

By Carley Porter
April 26, 2017 12:00 AM
Utah County opened its first ever all-abilities playground October 2016 in Orem. Six months later, the park has exceeded the expectations of those who helped create it.
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Campus Events

Disability Awareness Week hopes to increase love for others

By Anne Taylor
October 21, 2016 12:00 AM
Volunteers for Adaptive Aquatics play with children who have special needs in the Richards Building swimming pool. The program meets on Thursdays and Fridays. (Y-Serve)
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Local

Jimmer helps raise over $24,000 for charity with 84 successful three-pointers

By Dru Laws
June 13, 2016 12:00 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEczqelmLEA
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Featured

Lawmakers examining zoning for drug recovery centers

By Jennifer Ball
May 18, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY -- Members of the Utah Legislature's Judiciary Committee have called for a review of laws that define zoning regulations for drug recovery centers.
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Local

BYU offers accommodations for both visible and invisible disabilities

By Katie Rhoton
May 04, 2016 12:00 AM
Nakai Salway was a senior in high school when his leg was amputated below the knee. Salway was born with a club foot, and his health issues have continued since then. He now uses a prosthetic leg or a scooter on the days his leg bothers him.
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Life

Hand in Hand Outdoors impacts lives of volunteers and participants

By Jenna Crowther
April 18, 2016 12:00 AM
Utah native Matt Barber always wanted to be a part of something bigger than himself. Serving as an EMT for 15 years, a Spanish Fork city councilman for six and now as a bishop at a BYU student ward has helped him to achieve just that.
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Campus Events

Chad Lewis inspires students to surround themselves with greatness

By Sofie Greenbaum
October 29, 2015 12:00 AM
Chad Lewis speaks to students in the Wilkinson Student Center Varsity Theater on Wednesday. He inspires students to have focus on what they have rather than what they don't have. (Maddi Dayton)
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Campus Events

BYU to host national disabilities awareness week

By Sofie Greenbaum
October 22, 2015 12:00 AM
Surprising statistics of disabilities in America according to the CDC. (The Universe)
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Campus

Workers with disabilities brighten BYU

By Nalia Tafua
March 05, 2015 12:00 AM
The Valley Personnel Company has been part of BYU for more than 25 years, enabling disabled staff to lift the hearts of many students on campus.
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Local

Dancing with some special partners: BYU Ballroom 'shakes it off' with Recreation and Habilitation Services

By Kayci Treu
February 06, 2015 12:00 AM
Dancing. Music. Smiles. At least two of the three are typically found in the Richards Building, home to the BYU ballroom, ballet and contemporary dance companies, but all were present en masse at the annual BDC-RAH social held Jan 29.
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