Two members of the UBC Access and Diversity community have recently received well-deserved recognition for their achievements, receiving awards highlighting the important role they play in advancing access and diversity across UBC. The Access and Diversity team would like to publicly congratulate both Dr. Ruth Warick and Student Bowen Tang for their much appreciated contributions!
A Forum for Post-Secondary Students and Recent Graduates with Disabilities. Employers, service providers, and other professionals are welcome – free registration for students!
UBC’s Access and Diversity is looking to provide extra support to our single parent students who are struggling financially this holiday season. If you celebrate a seasonal event and are interested in receiving a gift of financial support, please let us know by Monday, November 19th 2012.
It’s that time of year again!
UBC’s Access and Diversity is looking to provide extra support to our single parent students who are struggling financially this holiday season. If you celebrate a seasonal event and are interested in receiving a gift of financial support, please let us know by Monday, November 19th 2012.
Depending on demand, a lottery may be run to determine who will receive a financial gift.
Contact: CJ Rowe
Email: cj.rowe@ubc.ca
Tel: 604 822 2415
All information shared will be kept confidential by Access and Diversity’s staff.
We’ve all overheard comments that make us cringe but few of us intervene. That’s not good enough for a group of UBC football players. This fall, they are not only planning to speak up, but the students-athletes are also asking others to do the same… Find our more about this program by visiting this year’s back to school UBC Reports article and by visiting Access & Diversity here.
For 11 days, from August 16th until the 26th 2012, the Vancouver Queer Film Festival brings the very best in queer independent cinema from around the world to Vancouver. As the city’s second largest film festival, they privilege creative innovation and audience experience.
Each summer, this celebrated event brings people together to watch incredible films, talk to filmmakers and artists, engage in scintillating discussions, experience unexpected performances and paint the town pink!
For more information about the Festival visit http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca/.
Visit Gallery Gachet between July 6th and July 29th 2012 for an art show and a series of programs by artists Melodie Acero, Dean Bennett, Lavinia Chu, & Carmen Papalia.
Related programs (all programs are free and open to the public):
Gallary Gachet is located at 88 East Cordova, Vancouver, BC. Please check the website for hours.
AMI is proud to introduce the 2012 Accessible Media Inc. Scholarship Program. Two scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded, one of which will be reserved for a student with a permanent disability.
To be eligible for the Accessible Media Inc. Scholarship Program, you must:
Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
Be a student planning to enroll, or continuing to be enrolled, in full-time studies in a diploma or degree program at a Canadian post-secondary school in the 2012/2013 academic term
Students who attend or will be attending a Canadian post-secondary school in the 2012/2013 academic term in a reduced course load due to a permanent disability, but who are still considered by their post-secondary institution to be full-time students, are also eligible.
VISIT: http://c.studentawards.com/AMIScholarship to apply today!
The deadline to submit your application is:
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 3:00pm EST
The CNIB Scholarships will be awarded to a Canadian student who is blind or partially sighted for the purpose of attending a Canadian post-secondary institution. The recipient will be determined by the CNIB Scholarship Selection Committee in accordance with its application procedures.
The deadline for the CNIB Scholarships and the CNIB Master’s Scholarship are May 31 and June 30, 2012 respectively. Further details can be found at www.disabilityawards.ca.
CNIB Scholarships
http://www.disabilityawards.ca/details.php?lang=EN&ID=721
CNIB Master’s Scholarship
http://www.disabilityawards.ca/details.php?lang=EN&ID=722
Objective: To encourage Canadian students with permanent disabilities to pursue university studies with the ultimate objective of obtaining a first undergraduate degree.
Deadline: Postmarked paper application must be sent to the AUCC no later than MAY 15, 2012.
For more information and to request a scholarship application please visit the AUCC Scholarship website.