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Dedicating my #napowrimo #3of30 draft to my Spring 2018 #ENG130 students @wheelockcollege with special thanks to @thedaybooks for the impromptu prompt. #writeeveryday #napowrimo2018 #WheelockCollege #poetry #poetryexperiments #predictivetext #observance #poetryofinstagram #instapoet (at East Cambridge, Massachusetts)

[srdill]

This is an on-brand party (the balls say "Tough Enough To Serve")! . . #party #pingpong #goingawayparty #wheelockcollege (at Blazing Paddles Boston)

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Hanging out with the prez, talkin' #inauguration. #wheelockcollege #wheecelebrate (at Wheelock College)

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The Billy “Light” Button

Today at the Wheelock Earl Center, I have designed and created what is called the “Billy ‘Light’ Button”. Most of you probably don’t realize this but some of the automatic door buttons around campus are not suited for Service Dogs and Guide Dogs. Some are too narrow, which makes it hard for the dogs to hit it just right, while others are just not in the most ideal spot for access at all. To at least fix the buttons that are too narrow or too high, I have decided to try an inexpensive way to make the buttons bigger. With the help of #Tinkercad, a 3-D Printer, and some plastic filament, I might have come up with a solution.

In #Tinkercad, I first designed an 8-inch by 8-inch by 1-inch thick plate with just a paw print.

After taking a day to print in the 3-D printer, I realized that it was going to be too thick and too wide. I also wanted to add a wheelchair symbol in the middle of the paw print so that those with physical impairments would know that they could use it as well. So I went back to #Tinkercad and designed an 8-inch by 5 ½ -inch by ¼ -inch thick plate with a handicap symbol inside the paw print.

Now that I have finally gotten the button to be the right size, I have decided to add some contrast to help the dogs see it better.

The following picture shows the button before I added contrast:

After I added the contrast:

Here at the Earl Center, we’re still trying to figure out a way to securely mount these onto the existing automatic buttons. Once we do, we’ll update with a demonstration video. Until next time...

Cayla Lemire, Wheelock ‘17

[wheelockearlcenter]

Happy National Coloring Book Day!

August 2nd is National Coloring Book Day, and here at the Earl Center we’re celebrating with Color Me Binders. There are binders filled with loose leaf photocopies of coloring pages around the center for anyone to use. There are also many coloring books at the Wheelock Library, which you can photocopy and bring over. So, come relax and de-stress before the semester begins!

5 Things to Know About the Psychological Benefits of Coloring:

1.)   It’s an alternative to meditation, which allows for a calmness effect on the body.

2.)   It can help with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, anxiety disorders, and stress.

3.)   While coloring, our Amygdala calms down, as well as allowing us to focus on the task at hand in a safe way.

4.)   Coloring can help build our focus and concentration skills.

5.)   During medical procedures and recovery, coloring can be therapeutic. This is especially important when there are a lot of different emotions coming into play and keeping one busy while possibly being immobile for a lengthy period of time.

Cayla Lemire, Wheelock ‘17

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#wheelock2020 is welcomed by the @wheelockcollege Orientation Leaders at FYI #boston #wheelockcollege #instavideo #welcome

[srdill]

Redundancy is sometimes necessary when we forget what has always been. #wheelockcollege @wheelockcollege #lgtbq #respect #contrast #differences #allow (at Wheelock College)

[childofthecrown]

Today was AMAZING! THANK YOU @djbeverlybond for coming to speak with young people from out Boston school at #WheelockCollege for the #WhenYouthSpeak Symposium. @glenda_nicole you always hold it down and are so ok amazing!! It was honor to share my story with the young people in the room and to hear their stories too. Our young people are AMAZING beyond belief. We love yall continue to be amazing! (at Wheelock College)