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Are all campus buildings physically accessible to students who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids?
"Chaves [a sophomore music education major — who uses different mobility devices like crutches, a walker and a wheelchair] has faced issues with elevators, handicap door push buttons not working, and restrooms and classrooms not being fully accessible" (The Temple News).
Are class session recordings readily available for lecture courses?
A student tells us that the Fox School of Business is the only school at Temple that routinely offers classroom recordings.
Are students required to provide documentation of disability to qualify for receiving initial accommodations?
https://disabilityresources.temple.edu/documentation
Is there required diversity and inclusivity training for faculty/staff/and students, and does training include recognition of neurodivergence and disability?
However, an autistic student tells us that they don't believe the faculty training is helping. "I've definitely had my share of professors who... don't seem to understand that one can be smart and bad at school like myself and many other autistic individuals."
What types of student-run peer support groups exist on campus?
Disability Cultural Center
Mutual Aid Networks
Peer Support Groups
Other
Have you experienced ableism, discrimination, or witnessed stigmatizing language?
Are police involved in responding to student mental health crises?
Editor's note: Please read about one Temple University student's experience on our Stories page.
Does your college have a Student of Concern reporting page?
https://deanofstudents.temple.edu/concerned-about-student
Clery Report data: Number of sexual assaults reported on campus per thousand students.
*2021 data
Has the college published an official statement in support of racial justice movements?
Support for Black Lives Matter
Support for Land Back
The Vice President for Student Affairs issued a statement in support of Black Lives Matter.
The Vice President for Student Affairs issued a statement in support of Black Lives Matter.
Does your college offer a Disability Studies curriculum?
The English Department offers a course on "Disability and Literature" (ENG 2116). The College of Education and Human Development offers a Disability Studies Graduate Certificate. They also offer an Applied Behavior Analysis Undergraduate Certificate, unfortunately.
Does your college offer a course on Critical Theory?
Does the college engage in morally questionable research?
Animal Experimentation
Cure Autism
Other
In 2022, Temple's School of Social Work received a $1 million donation from Christopher M. Barnett, CEO of ABA Centers of America, to open an autism lab and increase access to ABA Centers of America's applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services.
In 2022, Temple's School of Social Work received a $1 million donation from Christopher M. Barnett, CEO of ABA Centers of America, to open an autism lab and increase access to ABA Centers of America's applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services.
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