E-Mentors

In the fall of 2006, ODS launched the E-Mentors Program in which incoming students with disabilities are matched with current students with disabilities for informal/online networking and support. Disability categories for E-Mentors include: ADD/ADHD, chronic medical conditions, hearing impairments, learning disabilities (LD), mobility impairments, psychiatric disabilities and visual impairments. 

 
Disability Self-ID Statements

All students with disabilities who are registered with ODS are expected to self-identify to their professors during the first two weeks of each semester.  There are example templates to provide you with some ideas in developing your own statement.

Living with Chronic Illness Support Group

Aashima Kapoor '10 invites all students with chronic illnesses to join the "Coping with Chronic Illness: Life Support". "One of the hardest things about living with a chronic illness is the sense of isolation it creates. My hope is that this support group will lessen the isolation by providing a forum in which we can exchange stories, advice, and strageties from our diverse experiences of living with a chronic illness. The support group will provide a confidential, supportive enovirnoment for us to talk about the logistics, decisions, and emotions that accompany having a chronic illness. If there is adequate interest we, as a group, could engage in fundraising activities for various illnesses of our choice, bring in alumna or other guest speakers to address living with chronic illess beyond Barnard, or simply find empowerment and community in what can be an upsetting, depleting part of our lives. For the purposes of this group, chronic illness will be defined as any illness (both psychiatric and medical) that presents physical and/or emotional challenges on a daily basis. There is currently no time or place scheduled for the first meeting, but if you are interested, please send me an email at ak2637@barnard.edu with your availability or any questions.