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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Searle Hall, home to the University Health Service. Associated Student Government is working with AccessibleNU to implement policies that would allow students to take sick days for mental health reasons.

ASG works toward creating mental health sick days, redefining AccessibleNU policies

October 7, 2019

Associated Student Government is working with the University to implement policies that would allow students registered with AccessibleNU to take excused absences for mental health reasons, ASG President...

In Focus: With demand for greater accessibility, Northwestern staff, students aim to close institutional gaps

In Focus: With demand for greater accessibility, Northwestern staff, students aim to close institutional gaps

March 9, 2018

Accessibility does not rank highly on Northwestern students’ list of priorities. In one section of Associated Student Government’s most recent annual analytics survey, Northwestern students were...

Phillips: AccessibleNU must do a better job for disabled, injured students

April 18, 2017

Over spring break, I suffered a nondisplaced fracture of the proximal tibia. Though this experience was incredibly painful in the moment, it did not compare to the terrible and cumbersome hurdles I have...

Student panelists discuss challenges, experiences of disability

February 23, 2016

Disability is not antithetical to ability, said SESP sophomore Scott Gerson at a student panel on disability Monday. The Student Panel on Disability, hosted by Gerson and SESP freshman Carrie Ingerman...

Weinberg junior Jourdan Dorrell takes over for SESP junior Matt Herndon as accessibility and inclusion vice president. Dorrell plans to promote AccessibleNU and Student Enrichment Services to make them better known on campus.

ASG accessibility and inclusion VP, election commission elected

January 14, 2016

Associated Student Government swore in a new accessibility and inclusion vice president for Winter Quarter, chose an election commission and passed a resolution supporting an affordable textbook act during...

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