The Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) conducted an audit in collaboration with Accessibility Resource Services (ARS) evaluating accessibility around campus on Oct. 20 and 22.
Tag: Accessibility
Mudd startup ExploraVist keeps accessibility affordable with new wearable tech
Harvey Mudd startup ExploraVist is constructing an AI-powered wearable device for the blind and visually impaired.
OPINION: Accessibility at the 5Cs requires more than just good intentions
Although the 5Cs promote values of equity and diversity, students with physical disabilities face broken elevators, apathetic and unreliable emergency support and inaccessible dorms. Jackie Kostyuchenko PZ ’28, who uses a mobility device, has experienced these failures firsthand. Alongside Zena Almeida-Warwin PO ’28, the two document how institutional negligence affects the daily lives of students with disabilities. They call for concrete reforms: improved infrastructure, better emergency protocols and a 5C-wide reporting system.
OPINION: The Unspoken Importance of Unnecessary Language
Portrayed as unnecessary language, Frances Smith PZ `26 shows the ways that “like,” “um” and “y’know” are essential tools for many individuals.
OPINION: A case against ‘overcoming’: shifting mental illness rhetoric toward recovery and care
Sara Cawley SC ’26 asks that we work to change the narrative that overcoming is necessary when living with mental illness.
Kit’s Controller Corner: FromSoftware is challenging video game elitism
Video game columnist Kit Kumar CMC ’26 shares their thoughts on FromSoftware’s Armored Core series and their notorious legacy of being exceptionally difficult to crack.
Pomona College suspends 5C Ski & Snowboard Club
On March 28 students and alumni on the emailing list for the 5C Ski & Snowboard Club received an email notifying them that Pomona College administration had placed the club under suspension until Spring of 2024.
Emergency Services Club, End Overdose work to provide students with resources to end fentanyl overdoses
Fentanyl strips and NARCAN are coming to the 5Cs. In an attempt to reduce fentanyl-related incidents and overdoses, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) club and the End Overdose organization are working with college student bodies and organizations at the Claremont Colleges to make fentanyl strips and NARCAN accessible to students across the 5Cs.
The plan for Plan B: SAS approves funding for reproductive healthcare vending machine
Plan B may soon be accessible on Scripps College’s campus after Scripps Associated Students approved funding for a low-cost wellness vending machine in the Scripps Student Union last Sunday. SAS has yet to finalize the budget for the machine, SAS President Megan Chow SC ’23 told TSL in an email.
OPINION: Pitzer College builds a community only for those who can afford it
Many BIPOC and first-generation students lack the proper resources to acclimate to college culture — and Pitzer is no help, writes Daniel Bonilla PZ ‘25.