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WMU first Michigan campus to bring live visual interpreting to users 24/7

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… WMU first Michigan campus to bring live visual interpreting to users 24/7 Submitted by Deanne Puca on … “When a student is blind, they have accessible materials. What a screen reader can’t read, we get a sighted aide to … to a phone camera or computer screen allows agents to relay what they see back to the individual. Using GPS, these …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73591

Ebony Vision celebrates 20 years of dance at Western

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… Ebony Vision celebrates 20 years of dance at Western Submitted by … jazz and ballet classes that I was in, who really know what it took to thrive in this program and also create a … taking classes. I can set goals for myself now that I know what I want out of dance training." Her training has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70863

Local insights, global impact: An MBA journey at WMU

Haworth College of Business

… by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“Local yet global” is how Western Michigan University MBA student Steve Balaze … takes each class with the purpose of finding ways to apply what he is learning to his career and the management roles … MBA alum herself. I value her expertise and am excited for what I will do with the rest of my academic journey and …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/mba-steve-balaze

Turning adversity into opportunity, WMU social work student ready to make a difference

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… a difference Submitted by Erin Flynn on Khadejah Al Muhaisin is among more than 800 WMU students who received … "I strived to gain knowledge and skills to practice what I love in better ways," she said in a keynote speech … awareness, I challenge each one of us to focus on what we love." Driven to Make a Difference The love of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60157

Prof authors third book on the interdisciplinary theory of wisdom

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… Prof authors third book on the interdisciplinary theory of wisdom Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Cover of … has a range of bandwidth and properties; knowledge on what constitutes wisdom is not the same as the process of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10103

Seniors take the runway in student-designed accessible outfits

College of Education and Human Development

… in student-designed accessible outfits Submitted by Chris Hybels on Charlene Harkness Riley Groves, SOTA president, … self-conscious about their disabilities and are afraid of what others think about them," says  Ally   Wilson , … of MODA. "Expressing themselves through fashion is what makes them happy and we created something custom that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73776

Finding his way: coursework, experiences and support

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Finding his way: coursework, experiences and support Submitted by … I remember wishing the engineers would have asked us what we thought of a problem before they put in a … to Chemical Engineering class, Dr. Abubakr could see me struggling and told me start figuring out why I thought my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75952

Collect/Project offers free performance

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… University's Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance is an exploration and dialogue about states of tangibility … participant to an elusive vision. The perceptions of what is truth and what is only a mirage is left for the listeners' ears to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35638

First-generation sociology student prepares for career in immigration law

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… knows the challenges many migrant families face. It's what's driven her to pursue a career in immigration law. "I … meeting with a representative from Western's College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) during her senior year of … to finish my associate's degree because I didn't know what I was going to do yet," says Capula. But a coach urged …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70113

Podcast demystifies behavior change strategies to promote public health

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… technology and wellness. Virtual workout apps, telehealth visits and distance education are now the norm. Keeping users … nonprofits or individuals who are trying to make sense of what they can do to help people with their behavior change." … years of personal training experience, but they're not sure what to do next," says Bensley. "Or it might be somebody …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64067