Spoons and Knives

Spoons and Knives is a group for students with chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and chronic illness to find support and community. We meet weekly on Tuesdays from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Disability Outreach Center (Wilson Library 165). The group is facilitated by Disability Outreach Center student staff.

AA/EO. Accessibility Statement: This event is intended for all participants including those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities. For disability accommodation(s) (such as ASL interpretation or TypeWell transcription), please contact disability.outreach@wwu.edu. Advanced notice is appreciated and sometimes necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.

The Disability Outreach Center (DOC) is on the ground floor of Wilson Library. Wilson Library is an ADA accessible building. The accessible entrance to the DOC is through the external door west of the skybridge that connects Wilson Library and Haggard Hall. There is signage for the Disability Access Center, the Disability Outreach Center, and lecture hall WL 164. This building has an accessible and all-gender restroom around the corner from the DOC in WL 165A. Additional all-gender bathrooms are in WL 182 (ADA accessible), WL 668, and WL 669. The accessible all-gender restroom in WL 165A has free menstrual products. Wilson Library has a changing room on the 1st Floor in WL-182C (Women's restroom) and a lactation room on the 3rd Floor in WL-367B (women's restroom). Please refer to the Campus Map for information about the nearest accessible doors, elevators, walkways, routes, and parking spots.

Masks are strongly encouraged and will be available upon request. Help protect our community by wearing a mask. 

The DOC has an air purifier that has four-stage hospital-type filtration with a true HEPA filter.

Please refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume, cologne, and fragrant personal care products while attending this event as they can trigger serious health issues for those with fragrance allergies and/or chemical sensitivities. We appreciate your cooperation in making this area accessible! For more information, visit the Accessible Spaces: A Fragrance-Free Toolkit. 

Image Description: Dark green background with cream text at the top reading “Spoons and Knives” and “Spring 2025 Quarter” in all-capital letters, with a graphic of an overlapping spoon and knife underneath. In the middle, is a thick cream squiggle with green text overlaying it, reading “Tuesdays 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Disability Outreach Center (Wilson Library 165).” Underneath the date and time is the cream-colored description of the group which reads, “A social and support space for WWU students with lived experience of chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and chronic illness facilitated by DOC student staff.” At the bottom in cream text reads, “AA/EO. Accessibility Statement: This affinity group is intended for all participants including those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities. For disability accommodation(s) (such as ASL interpretation or TypeWell transcription), please contact disability.outreach@wwu.edu.” In the lower right corner are the DOC logo and WWU logo.