McBurney welcomes new staff member Lisa Webne-Behrman who will be working in a part-time, interim position
with students with learning and psychological disabilities.
Jennifer Wersland will be temporarily assuming the accommodations specialist role for students who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
McBurney will be working this year to fill permanent positions left vacant by the resignations of Candi Vincent and Nicole Soukup.
We wish both these former staff members all the best in their new career endeavors.
Test Accommodations Update: Make it easier for faculty to provide your test accommodations. Refer them to the
new Test Accommodations Faculty Web Page.
McBurney Speakers Bureau Update: Volunteers will be recruited this fall for a new McBurney Speakers Bureau being
formed to do outreach and educational activities on campus and in the community. Students selected for the McBurney Speakers Bureau would participate in a variety of events: guest speakers for UW classes with disability components; student panels for faculty and staff training sessions; speakers at area elementary and high school classes; etc. For more information, please email McBurney Speakers Bureau.
McBurney Reminders
Submit requests for notetaking services. Students should submit all notetaking requests
by the end of the second week of classes to receive notes from the first day of class forward. If you submit a request later, you will receive notes only from the day of the
request forward.
Need help with issues like time management, notetaking, organizing papers and projects, and preparing for exams? Make an appointment
with McBurney's Study and Learning Skills Specialists!
Accessibility Advocates, a registered student organization (RSO)
whose mission is to make the campus a more accessible and welcoming environment for students, is recruiting
members for this year. New students who are interested in the organization, and former members who'd like to
continue participating, should complete the Accessibility Advocates Interest Form.
Visit the Accessibility Advocates web page or
email Accessibility Advocates to learn more about
the organization's goals and activities, as well as leadership positions available this spring.
One of Accessibility Advocates' goals is to ensure that all registered student organizations
receive training on how to make their organization accessible and how to request funding for accommodations from
Associated Students of Madison (ASM). Please email Accessibility Advocates with the names of registered student organizations that
you plan to participate in who would benefit from this training.
McBurney Training
New students approved for notetaking, test accommodations, and document conversion should be sure to RSVP for training
sessions for those services. Call McBurney's Front Desk staff at (608) 263-2741 (voice) or (608) 263-6393 (tty) to RSVP.
Campus Events and Information
New students planning on attending Wisconsin Welcome events who need accommodations should call or email
the event sponsors now to ensure accommodation requests can be filled.
Learn more about campus efforts to increase diversity by attending the
9th Annual Plan 2008 Diversity
Forum on Tuesday, September 23, 2008.
The theme is "Beyond Plans and Promises: Active Leadership for the Future", and forum events will examine aspects
of institutional racism and explore both institutional and individual actions that will help the University meet the seven goals of Plan 2008.
To request interpreters, captioning, or
disability-related accommodations, please email Paula Gates or call her
at 608-265-5228 as soon as possible.
UW-NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) needs volunteers for their annual NAMI Walk the first
weekend in October. They are also looking for another student organization to partner with for Mental Illness Awareness Week near the end of September.
Email UW NAMI for more information.
Find out about UW-Madison programs, funding, and other opportunities for students
with disabilities by attending an informational session sponsored by McBurney
and the Midwest Alliance for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to be held at the Memorial Union on
September 25, 2008 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Please check the Today in the Union (TITU) on the day of the event
for the room location. No RSVP is necessary. Email Dan Nordstrom or
or call him at (608) 890-0992 for more information.
Community Events and Information
Wisconsin Council of the Blind is seeking nominations for the
Employer of the Year award. This award recognizes an employer who has been effective
in hiring and providing meaningful employment opportunities for people with visual impairments. To nominate an employer or request additional information,
email Neil Ford, Awards Committee Chair, or call Neil at 508-5922-5574. Nominations are due September 5.
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