Being engaged and developing interpersonal relationships with staff from the Disability Resources Center is one of the most important things for students with disabilities when they reach university according to Hemal Parekh.
Emotional support animals, a growing demographic among universities nationwide, have taken up a role in the lives of students with diagnosed psychiatric disabilities — as residents of dorm rooms.
Committed to guiding and supporting students with disabilities during their college experience, the Disabilities Resource Center at FIU “provides the resources to facilitate a smooth transition to university life,” as stated on their website.
“There was a very big stigma that if you were a DRC student you were just trying to gain the system … One of the major highlights of the last few years is really showing professors how accountable we hold our students and how accountable they want to be held,” said Stephen Loynaz, access consultant manager for the DRC.
Students looking to live on campus will secure a bed with the luck of the draw in Wednesday’s housing lottery, which will randomly select the students who can live on campus next year.
A pretrial motion will not decide whether Quentin Wyche acted in reasonable self-defense when he killed Kendall Berry, but a jury trial instead.
Wyche’s defense attorneys, led by David Peckins, were trying to get the case dismissed on the basis Wyche was defending himself. However, after reviewing sworn witness testimonies, Judge Milton Hirsch denied Wyche’s motion thus sending his case to a trial, the date for which has yet to be determined as of this report.
