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In this Equal Access article, Doug shares his own insight into one of the new IOS 16 accessibility features and explores what it means for accessibility in greater detail.
![Kent State student Ashlee Frymier, a registered nurse studying to be a nurse practitioner, has been named the 2022 Big Sister of the Year by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit, Medina and Stark Counties/ Kent State student Ashlee Frymier, a registered nurse studying to be a nurse practitioner, has been named the 2022 Big Sister of the Year by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit, Medina and Stark Counties/](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/ashlee%20nurse%20main%202_0.jpg?VersionId=.JJAvROxVAbYrcwFbc9z3OeULZ81jYue&h=67eabc4d&itok=LJ2CM8m2)
Kent State College of Nursing student Ashlee Frymier has been selected as Big Sister of the Year by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit, Medina and Stark Counties.
![Kent State College of Nursing welcomes new faculty (left) Jake Nicholson and Kimberly Haag.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/NewFaculty2022_1500x600_0.jpg?VersionId=eumbMlDp9m1w9s_p4PbT4lUQuXZ84VD4&h=e6f36a9c&itok=98UDL4QX)
![From left: Tracey Motter, DNP, MSN, RN; Kay Gianantonio, MSN, RN, APRN-CNP, AGPCNP-BC; Nicole Lewis, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, 2020 - 2022 Jonas Scholar Recipient; and Lisa Onesko, DNP, APRN-BC.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/JonasScholarAward2022_1500x600_0.jpg?VersionId=NThq2ndQQAjnZdIs6Sd18Fnh2NPB2FS4&h=e6f36a9c&itok=rb2EIELF)
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Lifting COVID-19 precautions months ago means that policies that protected immunocompromised people during the pandemic are disappearing. This article presents some examples of immunocompromised people's struggle after the removal of COVID restrictions.
![Kent State nursing faculty pose for a photo outside Henderson Hall on the Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Faculy-with-Dean_fall2021_1500x600_0.jpg?VersionId=CJJlw0AqsGkOSsnHQ.8ude5DDjl_2Gjx&h=e6f36a9c&itok=BfOWXXAE)
For the third consecutive term, the National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated Kent State University’s College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in the category of Advancing the Science of Nursing Education. This new cycle of designation will extend from 2022-2026.
![Collage of the seven Kent nursing faculty members who have retired since 2020.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/retired-faculty_1500x600_0.jpg?VersionId=lL.kCDar3ljzLmz51UDXq571vuWHKCi9&h=e6f36a9c&itok=vRTa5AG0)