DisOrientation: Silent Disco

The Disability Access Center (DAC) and Disability Outreach Center (DOC) are hosting a silent disco! While traditional indoor dances can be fun, they can also be overstimulating—which is why we are hosting an outdoor silent disco where you can still hang out and dance with your friends but be in control of your own sound via your own headphones. The silent disco will be on Thursday, September 25 from 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM in Red Square (with the Viking Union Multipurpose Room as a rain back-up). Bring your friends and come dance! 

Rain Back-Up Plan:
In case of rain, a location change to the Viking Union Multipurpose Room will be communicated on the DOC Discord server and via email to students who RSVP on WIN. 

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DisOrientation
DisOrientation is the Disability Access Center (DAC) and Disability Outreach Center (DOC)’s Western Welcome programming. Join us for a week-long welcome (back) to Western for all students, including new first year, transfer, and graduate students as well as returning students. Join us to build community and connections, learn about how to access and navigate university services and resources at Western including the DAC and DOC, and have fun!

Events:
• DisOrientation: Virtual Welcome

• DisOrientation: DAC and DOC at Camp VU

• DisOrientation: Disability Access Center and Disability Outreach Center Open House

• Disability Access Center and Disability Outreach Center at the Fall Info Fair

• DisOrientation: Glam Up Your Accessibility Aids & Campus Accessibility Tours

• DisOrientation: Speed Friending

• DisOrientation: Silent Disco

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Accessibility:
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.

Red Square is most easily identified as a large open plaza made from red bricks with a big water fountain in the middle.

Standard-height armless chairs with a backrest will be provided as a seating option. Seating information is accurate to the best of our ability but subject to change.  

An ADA accessible and all-gender bathroom will be available in Wilson Library near the Disability Access Center and Disability Outreach Center.

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

Please refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume, cologne, and fragrant personal care products while using this space, 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.

Please refer to the Campus Map and select the ‘Accessibility’ filter for information about the nearest accessible doors, elevators, walkways, routes, and parking spots.

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Image Description: 
Banner for DisOrientation. Graphic has a blue background. The off-white text reads, "DisOrientation Your Guide to an Accessible Campus." Below is a graphic of a map with dotted lines and location markers. In the bottom right corner is the DOC logo and the WWU logo.