Weisman Museum welcomed Dr. Chad Duffy, assistant professor of English and director of the Social Action and Justice Colloquium, to discuss the importance of visual accessibility on Pepperdine's campus. Duffy began his informational session by sharing that, even though he is not an art professor, he is still fascinated by art and language. "I'm very interested in the way that … [Read more...] about Weisman Museum Hosts Image Description Workshop
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Students, Community Members Work To Carry On Disability Awareness Week
This month, from March 11, to March 15, the Pepperdine community came together to organize the fourth annual Disability Awareness Week. Students, faculty and staff paired with the Office of Community Engagement and Service to prepare a week’s worth of events to spread knowledge about the disabled community at Pepperdine. March 11 - Captioning To start off the week's … [Read more...] about Students, Community Members Work To Carry On Disability Awareness Week
Opinion: Make Feminine Products More Accessible
Art by Amber ShinIn a society that over-stigmatizes menstruation, many of those who menstruate said they are left feeling anxious, vulnerable and fragile over something that is completely natural. Over 22 million women in the U.S. alone are living in poverty and lack resources to menstrual hygiene products — known as period poverty, according to Harvard Health. There is … [Read more...] about Opinion: Make Feminine Products More Accessible
‘Physically Impossible to Be in a Wheelchair’ — Community Members with Disabilities Face Obstacles to Success at Pepperdine
A collage of Graphic reporting regarding disability set against a photo of the Malibu campus under construction in the 1970s. Graphic by Ashley Mowreader Norvel Young and William Banowsky first beheld the land that would be Pepperdine's Malibu Campus on Sept. 19, 1967. 'It was beautiful, indeed, but very rugged," Banowsky wrote in his memoir, the Malibu Miracle. "It was … [Read more...] about ‘Physically Impossible to Be in a Wheelchair’ — Community Members with Disabilities Face Obstacles to Success at Pepperdine
Letter to the Editor: Pepperdine and the ADA — A Mission to Uncover the Truth
Editor’s Note: Opinions expressed in letters to the editor are those of the author, and publication in the Graphic in no way represents an endorsement. This space is provided to allow public response and commentary on articles and issues that are covered by the Graphic and important to its readership. Dear Pepperdine Community, I am writing to you to address the coverage of … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Pepperdine and the ADA — A Mission to Uncover the Truth
