Disability Awareness Week is held yearly on the BYU campus to celebrate students with disabilities and to educate the campus community about all disabilities--both physical and hidden. Activities during the week may include workshops, service projects, activities, a student panel and more.
January 25 - 29, 2021
Click on the following titles to learn more about each event.
Student Disability Panel
Come participate in a zoom meeting with students with diverse disabilities who will share their experience of living with a disability. (Click to learn more)
Making Weak Things Strong - Professor Carolyn Billings
Come learn how our personal progress is another way we witness God’s ability to make weak things strong. Professor Billings is Director of Sports Medicine at BYU and a four time cancer survivor. (Click to learn more)
The Gift of Self-Compassion - Dr. Jared Warren
What would your life be like if you learned to be a little kinder to yourself? Learn how self-compassion can help tame your inner critic and increase your power to thrive. (Click to learn more)
Letters Against Depression Service Project
As a Hope and Support Letter Writer, you will be sending handwritten letters to people all over the globe who are battling depression and other mental illnesses. (click to learn more)