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Are the housing accommodation requests becoming more complex on your college campus and causing you to feel overwhelmed by your interactive process? Consider implementing a housing accommodation review committee. Join Tracy Juleseus and Kristy Shore to explore how streamlining housing accommodation requests through unified, cross-campus collaboration can break down the silos between Disability Services and other relevant departments, such as Housing and Residential Life, for a seamless, student-centered process.
The Room Where It Happens: Cross-Campus Collaboration for Navigating Housing Accommodation Requests
ASC Live!
October 23, 2026, at 12 pm CDT
Session Details & Materials
Register today for this virtual Zoom session going live at 12 pm CDT on October 23rd. Auto-captions will be available. Materials, if applicable, will be posted here a few days prior to the webinar. The recording will be posted a week after.
Important: Make sure you update your Zoom to the latest version to ensure you have access to the Q&A feature during the webinar!
About Our Guests
Tracy Juelsus - Director of Student Accessibility Services / ADA Coordinator, Lynn University
Tracy Juleseus, M.A., serves as the Director of Student Accessibility Services and ADA Coordinator at Lynn University. With over a decade of experience across institutions such as the University of Miami and Florida Atlantic University, she has created equal access within specialized programs, including law and medical schools. A dedicated collaborator, lifelong learner, and creative problem-solver, her professional points of pride include spearheading program initiatives for blind/low-vision college students and serving as advisor of Lynn’s Disability Advocacy Club, a student organization. Recently, she furthered her leadership in the field as co-chair for the new AHEAD Housing Knowledge and Practice Community.
Kristy Shore - Associate Director for Housing and Residence Life, Lynn University
Kristy Shore is a Student Affairs professional with a decade of experience in higher education. Kristy currently serves as Associate Director for Housing and Residence Life at Lynn University, where she specializes in student development, housing operations, and occupancy management. In her role, she is committed to creating supportive residential environments where all students can thrive. By partnering with Student Accessibility Services, she ensures students with disabilities have equitable and empowering on-campus living experiences. Kristy also serves on the Community Foundation Scholarship Committee and chairs the Big Brothers Big Sisters Advisory Board, advocating for mentorship and equitable access to opportunity.
September 25, 2026 Recording and Details
No Research About Us Without Us: Disability Justice Research and Advocacy Practices
Join Em Doffing from DREAM to engage with disability justice as an active, collective practice rather than an abstract framework. She draws from her experiences in the Disability Justice Research Lab and DREAM (Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring), an online disability cultural center. She will share research and advocacy practices grounded in the ten disability justice principles: intersectionality; leadership of those most impacted; anti-capitalist politics; commitment to cross-movement solidarity; recognizing wholeness; sustainability; commitment to cross-disability solidarity; interdependence; collective access; and collective liberation (Berne, 2018).
About Our Guest
Em Doffing - Disability Cultural Center Coordinator, DREAM (Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring) & University Lecturer at CSLUB
They are a queer and neurodivergent, psychologically disabled/Mad Master’s graduate. They are certified as a proactive disability inclusion ambassador and mentor from the University of Kansas's Disability Inclusion Program. She currently manages the Disability Justice research lab at California State University in Long Beach (CSULB) They are a coauthor on the book, Disability Life Stories: Unfiltered Voices on School, Family, Career, and Finding Purpose. Other disability research she has written is about community-based social media, webcomics, mental health language, and crip humor. She is also the Project Coordinator for Linfield’s School of Nursing.
September 11, 2026 Recording and Details
Resilience Was Never the Answer:
Ordinary Trauma and Disability in Higher Education
Join Sam Shelton as they discuss how resilience narratives harm the most vulnerable students in higher education. Drawing from Sam's independent research and experience leading accessibility services at multiple institutions, this session offers practical tools for supporting students with disabilities as they navigate inaccessibility and ableism in higher education. Participants will leave with useful strategies for promoting individual, interpersonal, and institutional growth.
Session Details & Materials
About Our Guest
Sam Shelton - Director of Accessibility
Sam Shelton (they/them/theirs) is the Director of Accessibility at Drake University in Iowa. In this role, Sam works directly with students, faculty, and staff to co-create equitable learning environments and promote Universal Design for Learning. Earlier this year, Sam published their first book, "Ordinary and Presumptive Trauma: Exploring the Psychological Impacts of Oppression." At the end of September, Sam will publish their second book, "Embracing Trauma in the Classroom: Tools for Transformative Teaching and Learning." In their free time, Sam enjoys writing poetry, biking with their dog, and collecting fantasy and sci-fi books.
August 2026 Recording and Details
Supporting Students with Disabilities in Research
Join Dr. Brianna Blaser as we focus on practical strategies and recommendations for creating more inclusive research opportunities for students with disabilities. Since the fall of 2024, the AccessUR2PhD program has engaged with undergraduates, grad students, and faculty in computing fields via mentoring circles, focus groups, and discussions to learn more about the experiences of students with disabilities in research. In this session, we’ll share the strategies that students and mentors identified as most effective in supporting students with disabilities on research and graduate school pathways.
Session Details & Materials
Register today for this virtual Zoom session going live at 12 pm CDT on August 28. Autocaptions will be available. Materials, if applicable, will be posted here a few days prior to the webinar. The recording will be posted a week after.
Important: Make sure you update your Zoom to the latest version to ensure you have access to the Q&A feature during the webinar!
About Our Guest
Dr. Brianna Blaser - Director, AccessComputing - University of Washington
Dr. Brianna Blaser is a co-PI and the director of AccessComputing, a project that works to increase the participation of people with disabilities in computing education and employment. Her work includes direct interventions for individuals with disabilities and working with faculty, employers, and other stakeholders to create institutional change. She has served as accessibility chair for many conferences, including the Tapia Celebration and RESPECT, and served as an accessibility consultant to the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Brianna has a PhD in women's studies and a background in CS education, professional development, and accessibility.