Disability Resources and Services

ACES 2023 participants in front of the Owl statue
Temple ACES program empowers young adults using communication for nonspeakers
Type: News Story
Temple’s TechOWL at the Institute on Disabilities hosts a two-week residential program assisting and encouraging young adults using communication for nonspeakers.
August 8, 2023
Allyson Yu pictured in the Fox Skybridge.
Student champions using tech for the greater good
Type: News Story
Senior Fox School of Business senior Allyson Yu earns first place student research award at international accessiblity conference
May 4, 2023
Six people at a wheelchair repair workshop. The instructor is repairing a manual wheelchair. One of the students is using a wheelchair.
TechOWL receives a $500,000 grant to open a community lab in North Philadelphia
Type: News Story
TechOWL, Pennsylvania’s designated Assistive Technology Act program, has received a $500,000 grant to create a community space in North Philadelphia.
March 22, 2023
Image of various assistive technologies.
Temple announces landmark gift in support of students with physical disabilities
Type: News Story
The endowed fund will help pay for accommodations, such as assistive technology.
February 1, 2023
Alumna Ariell Johnson talking with comic books in the background.
Confronting society’s conceptions of disabilities in the arts and media
Type: News Story
Alumni, faculty, students and experts join in a day of conversation about representation of the disability community in the arts and media at the annual Disability and Change Symposium.
March 24, 2017
Mark Salzer standing in front of rowhomes.
Supporting inclusion and success for all faculty
Type: News Story
Temple’s Mark Salzer researched how aware faculty with mental health issues are of the accommodations and support systems available at their institutions.
October 27, 2016
Renee Kirby sitting at a large table smiling.
Access and success for all
Type: News Story
Renee Kirby is honored for her relentless dedication to disability inclusion at Temple.
October 3, 2016