Martha D
Student groups should always make events accessible for students with physical and cognitive disabilities
Peak Web March 23, 2019Written by: Martha D, SFU Student There are people with disabilities and varying needs in every community. Making space that everyone can access equally is showing appreciation and respect for all of those community-members that frequently end up ignored. Too often, accessibility is either entirely brushed aside or added as an afterthought for club and campus events. In my own experiences, I have noticed how frequently access needs are only acknowledged if someone, usually a disabled student, brings the topic up. This doesn’t support the disabled and neurodivergent student body in feeling included in general campus life. Some ways to…
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Jewish holidays and what they mean to SFU students
Peak Web November 26, 2018By: Gene Cole, Martha D, and Ruth Leavitt. Compiled by Gabrielle McLaren, Features editor. Editor’s note: Beliefs about whether or not the full name of G-d should be spelled completely vary throughout the Jewish community. This piece has respected the spellings…
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