Presenters: Linda Hasunuma, Asst. Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching; Carrie Snyder, Director, Disability Resources Services; Liz Zadnik, Director, Wellness Resource Center, all of Temple University

As colleagues committed to accessibility and inclusive practice, this session will highlight the ways in which three Temple University offices seek to promote mental well-being, reduce stigma, and transform spaces on campus. Using a storytelling approach, collaborators from the Center for Advancement of Teaching, Disability Resources & Services, and Wellness Resource Center will illustrate the ways in which administrators and educators can address mental health and neurodivergence while honoring their scope of practice and expertise. 

Join us as we navigate a university system through the perspective of a neurodiverse student - encountering potential and real barriers, inclusive practices, opportunities for self-advocacy, and spaces for community. Each facilitator will share how their office seeks to improve accessibility for students and build capacity for well-being promotion and stigma reduction. Lessons learned, successes, and failures will be shared to support a community of practice. 

The facilitators’ hope is to offer a creative and interactive presentation that helps everyone identify their role in this important work and how thoughtful adjustments and a team mindset can transform the experience of all students. 

Attendees will be encouraged to embrace new ways of enhancing well-being and engaging in campus transformation.