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Disability Access Center at PFW hosts technology showcase

Purdue Fort Wayne is working to make life easier for students with disabilities. On January 24, the Disability Access Center on campus held a demonstration of its assistive technologies that are beneficial...

Portrait of Ryan McCombs, director of the Disability Access Center at Purdue Fort Wayne

After surviving illness, DAC director thrives on helping others

Ryan McCombs, director, Disability Access Center One reason Ryan McCombs is a good leader for Purdue Fort Wayne’s Disability Access Center is because of what he experienced 14 years ago while working...

Students pet a therapy that is lying on a blanket

Emotional support animals more common on campus

The benefits of assistive animals for people with physical disabilities have long been recognized by health professionals, but recent research suggests people with mental health issues also can benefit...

A group of laughing students sitting at a table outside the student union. One of the students is in a wheelchair.

Symposium fosters and celebrates greater awareness of people with disabilities

A symposium held today at Purdue University Fort Wayne was all about diversity and inclusion for people with all kinds of disabilities. Fort Wayne’s NBC spoke with a professor in attendance, Thomas Foley...

Graiden, Jacqueline, and Conner Miller during Campus Kickoff

Seeing double runs in this PFW family

How many college freshmen on their first day would like for their 43-year-old aunt to show them around campus? Exactly. Except Jacqueline Miller, a senior, is cool and fun and has an interesting family...

Cully O'Meara uses a MagniSight reader

Grant allows Disability Access Center to better serve students

When Ryan McCombs became Purdue University Fort Wayne’s Disability Access Center director in October 2020, the equipment on hand was limited and outdated. “There were a lot of changes that had to happen...

Office supporting students with disabilities at PFW announces new name, new director

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—The Services for Students with Disabilities office at Purdue University Fort Wayne has changed its name to the Disability Access Center. It not only has a new name, but also a new director...

PFW sign, Anthony entrance

National Suicide Prevention Week at PFW: Together, we can prevent suicide

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—One person dies by suicide every 13 minutes. Every day, 123 people die by suicide. In Indiana, one person dies by suicide every 8 hours. There is one suicide for every 25 suicide attempts...