In May of 1979, Richard Nelson pulled his Chevy Sportvan into a dirt parking lot on the northeast side of campus, dropped his wheelchair lift and rolled to class. It was two years since the first civil rights law for people with disabilities was implemented and 11 years before the…
UF Disability Resource Center to hire full-time sign language interpreters
The Disability Resource Center at the University of Florida is recruiting full-time American Sign Language interpreters. The new hires will interpret classes for students who are deaf and hard of hearing in addition to supporting campus events. UF will be the only university in Florida with several full-time interpreters, setting…