Spoons and Knives
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Starts Mon, Nov 2 · 12:00 PMEnds Mon, Nov 9 · 1:00 PM PSTTimes may be off — check the description.Add to calendarGoogle Calendar- Where
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- Disability Access Center
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About
Spoons and Knives is a group for students with chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and chronic illness to find support and community. During the fall 2026 quarter, Spoons and Knives meets on Mondays from 12:00 noon - 1:00 PM in the Disability Outreach Center (Wilson Library 165). The group is facilitated by Disability Outreach Center student staff.
Accessibility Information:
• 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.
• Location: The Disability Outreach Center (DOC) is on the ground floor of Wilson Library.
• Building Access: 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.
• Seating: The DOC has a variety of different seating options:
• Orange Couch: Standard height (17 inches tall) couch with minimum lumbar support and 50 inches of seating space between arm rests. Official weight capacity is unknown, but can support at least 300 lbs.
• Blue Armless Chairs: Standard height armless chairs with lumbar support and a 250 lbs. official weight capacity.
• Black Desk Chairs: Standard height rolling desk chair with lumbar support, arm rests and a 300 lbs. official weight capacity. Arm rests are height and width adjustable. The width between arm rests can be adjusted between 18 to 20.5 inches.
• Bathrooms: 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).
• COVID and Contagious Illness Precautions: Masks, Air Purifier, Testing, and Illness: