By Guest Contributor, Karina Cotran In January 2017, I just started my last semester of undergrad. By that point, class sizes went from several hundred to less than 30 people. No matter the size of my class, the first day…
Accessibility Services in Post-Secondary – Part Two
At the beginning of November, I touched upon accessibility services in post-secondary for those with hearing loss. When I was writing that article, I realized that there are actually a lot of services that can be provided. So, I decided…
Accessibility Services in Post-Secondary – Part One
Written by our guest contributor: Karina Cotran (pictured above) from hearingdifferently.com When I first started university, I had no idea about the types of accessibility services that were available for me to use. In fact, I didn’t even know that…
Getting accommodations for a PhD Thesis Defense
By Hart Plommer Defenses are not the kind of thing you do in your sleep. In a standard PhD defense, one presents a 20 or so minute talk on their Thesis and must be prepared to answer questions related to…