Some squares from my life as a UAB transfer in October 2025! Alternative text:A photo collage features eight photos taken by Derek, a white nonbinary person with long brown hair and blue glasses. The background of the collage is dark green, and the title of the collection “October 2025 Squares @ UAB” is centered in… Continue reading Snapshot: October 2025
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Snapshot: September 2025
September's in the books (literally). Here are some snaps from my days on the UAB campus. Alternative text:A photo collage features eight photos taken by Derek, a white nonbinary person with long brown hair and blue glasses. The background of the collage is dark green, and the title of the collection “Strips from September 2025… Continue reading Snapshot: September 2025
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Snapshot: August 2025
Forgive my horrific Canva skills, but here's my Snapshot for August, capturing my first couple weeks as a UAB transfer! Hoping to do one of these each month I'm enrolled & taking classes, but we shall see if I stick to it. Alternative text: A photo collage showcases 5 photos of Derek, a white nonbinary… Continue reading Snapshot: August 2025
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I’m a Blazer!
For as long as I've been alive, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has been my second home. I was born there, receive my braces from their partner organizations, attended hundreds of physical and occupational therapy appointments, and been treated by the best team of physicians anyone could ever ask for. And, now, I'm… Continue reading I’m a Blazer!
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Advocacy Alert: Comment by June 16 in Opposition of Department of Energy Accessibility Rule Changes
The Department of Energy currently has two "direct final rules" that will adversely affect disability rights. One of these rules removes regulations requiring new buildings to be accessible, and the other would remove accessibility requirements for older buildings and alterations to buildings. Further, the rules remove highly-specific language regarding accessibility requirements, called the Uniform Federal… Continue reading Advocacy Alert: Comment by June 16 in Opposition of Department of Energy Accessibility Rule Changes
Derek I. Schmitz 
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