Finding Space

UC Berkeley Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)

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A podcast where UC Berkeley students, educators, and staff from the disability community tell their stories and call the campus community in on acts of advocacy and disability justice. Share your feedback: findingspace@berkeley.edu

MAR 27

2: Accommodations Can Transform Your Teaching - a Conversation with DSP Faculty Liaisons, Jonah Levy and Justin Davidson

Faculty Liaisons to the Disabled Students' Program (DSP), Jonah Levy and Justin Davidson, talk with Marisella Rodriguez and Tara Mason from the Center for Teaching and Learning, explaining how they support their faculty peers in the accommodations process and why they build bridges between their faculty colleagues and staff at DSP and Disability Access & Compliance (DAC). They also share how accommodating students with disabilities has transformed their teaching for the better, and made their courses more satisfying to teach. Resources mentioned in this episode: Jonah and Justin’s instructor guide to DSP accommodations⁠ (you’ll also find their contact info here) Demystifying Accommodations⁠, the hour-long video conversation from Fall 2023 we excerpted for this episode. Review transcripts on our show webpage (https://rtl.berkeley.edu/finding-space-podcast) Share your feedback with us at findingspace@berkeley.edu. Finding Space is brought to you by Research Teaching, and Learning (RTL) in UC Berkeley's Division of Undergraduate Education.

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FEB 24

1: Inclusive Excellence and the UC Berkeley Disabled Students' Program with Carmen Varela

In this premiere episode of Finding Space, we dive into what UC Berkeley Disabled Students' Program (DSP) Executive Director, Carmen Varela wishes that every faculty member and support staff on campus knew about the DSP and the work they do. Marisella Rodriguez and Tara Mason from the Center for Teaching and Learning talk with Varela, and they share what motivates their decades of work on behalf of people with disabilities, what is at stake for students who need accommodations, and why DSP specialists are some of the most creative resources on campus. Review transcripts on show webpage: https://rtl.berkeley.edu/finding-space-podcast Share your feedback: findingspace@berkeley.edu Finding Space is brought to you by Research Teaching, and Learning (RTL) in UC Berkeley's Division of Undergraduate Education.

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A podcast where UC Berkeley students, educators, and staff from the disability community tell their stories and call the campus community in on acts of advocacy and disability justice. Share your feedback: findingspace@berkeley.edu

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Finding Space

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2: Accommodations Can Transform Your Teaching - a Conversation with DSP Faculty Liaisons, Jonah Levy and Justin Davidson

1: Inclusive Excellence and the UC Berkeley Disabled Students' Program with Carmen Varela

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