• accessibility,  food,  no one asked

    food bank! on campus!

    November 15, 2024

    hi friendos,

    did you know there’s a student-run food bank on campus? since the weather is getting colder, i thought it might be good to let folks know about this resource.

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    the place in question is the UTSU food bank, which can be found at 230 college street (in the student commons building at the corner of huron and college).

    this is an accessible building, and you can go to food bank room 136 to pick up food every friday, 11am to 3pm by appointment. to make an appointment, you’ll book a slot on this site — bookings open up every wednesday at 9am.

    when you show up, just make sure to bring a valid T card or a copy of your current timetable (to verify you’re a U of T student), and reusable bags for carrying food. but if you can’t pick up food between 11am and 3pm, you’re able to assign a proxy by giving them your T-card!

    for this fall semester, the food bank will run until dec 13, 2024 — but it’ll open up again for the winter semester in january.

    meanwhile, if this food bank doesn’t work for you, check out 211 ontario, where you can find a directory of local food resources near you. there are also several community fridges spread throughout downtown toronto. you can find a super pretty map of these here.

    on that note, i encourage anyone who sees this to donate to toronto community fridges! it’s literally so easy, they’re covered in colorful paintings so they’re easy to spot, you just open it up and put food in! i also saw that the UTSU food bank is currently taking volunteer applications for the winter semester btw.

    and that’s it from me, i’ll be happy if even one person finds this useful. let me know if you’d like more posts about similar U of T resources, or places to get cheap groceries near campus, etc etc!

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    over and out,

    aska

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  • accessibility,  ccr,  notes

    take notes, boys

    February 18, 2019

    Hello! How many classes do i need to volunteer to write notes for (the accessibility services note taking) to get it on my CCR? I’m currently volunteering for one class.

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    bless up, an easy one to answer– didn’t have to dig too deep or hype myself up to unravel a multi-question-what-the-heck-is-going-on kinda ask. not that i’m complaining about those, they’re fun in their own way.

    so i checked out the student life page for volunteer note-taking, which says there are two criteria you need to meet to add note-taking to your CCR. first, you need to be taking notes for at least 3 classes. i think this means 3 courses simultaneously. second, you need to be sending in 80% of the notes.

    if you can manage to make those thresholds, you’ll be eligible for CCR credit. but if you only end up taking notes for one course, i’d recommend at least contacting student life to get a certificate of completion. you can find that contact info on the note-taking webpage.

    hope this helped! and hey, pat on the back for helping accessibility services out. you’re doing important work.

    over n out,

    aska

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  • accessibility

    is this my mom

    December 16, 2015

    hey aska, are we allowed to just record lectures or do we have to ask the professors first and how in the world do we record lectures in the bigger sid smith lecture rooms (from what I remember, the speakers weren’t anywhere near the floors)? p.s. I need to record the lectures for accessibility purposes – I’m a good friend(?)

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    hey there,

    you definitely, DEFINITELY have to ask first before you record a lecture. lots of professors will not allow you to record their lectures because of the possibility that you’ll share it with people, post it online, etc.

    if this?is for an accessibility accommodation though, the best thing you can do is talk to your professor about it. they may even be able to record it and post it on blackboard/send you the file, rather than you having to record it yourself. that will make for much better audio quality, and your professor will also be in the loop about why you need to record the lecture, which will likely make them a lot more accommodating.

    otherwise, i recommend an external microphone. you can get them pretty cheap on amazon and they’re so much better than the built-in ones on most macs and PCs.

    cheers,

    aska

    P.S. are you saying you’re a good friend of mine??? like in real life??? only like five people know that i’m aska. are you my mother. is this my mother asking me a question. i have enough other questions to answer, MOM, there’s no need to test me.

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