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Show wsusignpost.com Orientation 2004 vercoming Seaming boundaries I L & s2Psl& o Disabilities center assists students with special needs By ERIN MONAGHAN asst. a&e editor The Signpost On the bottom of just about every syllabus handed out this semester there will be a paragraph or two directed to students with disabilities. It suggests students who have a disability that would interfere with their learning experience at Weber State University contact Services for Students with Disabilities. SSD is designed to help accommodate students with physical, mental or learning disabilities. Kellie Babcock worked with SSD last year and is now this year's SSD senator. She is also one of SSD's registered students. "I think the center is an excellent resource for students with disabilities," Babcock said. "We can map out a plan to make the experience great for the student" For a student to take advantage of SSD's services, they must register with the center. SSD looks at each case individually through documentation provided by a professional. The documentation required depends on the student's particular limitation based on their disability. For example, physical disabilities may only need a physician's note, but for learning disabilities, documentation would need to come from a psychologist or neurophychologist. All documentation needs to have a statement of disability, defined limitations and recommended accommodations. These accommodations could be anything from extra time on an exam to required, ramp access or specialized computer programs. "The biggest thing is to bring in some good documentation and allow some time to sit down and talk to a counselor," said Jeff Morris, SSD director. WSU complies with a federal mandate implemented in the late 1970s to accommodate students with disabilities. SSD works not only with students, but also with faculty and campus services. "The faculty are all aware that these are federal mandates that are required by law to provide accommodations for equal access," Morris said. SSD not only helps accommodate students academically, but also advises and handles the occasional case of discrimination. According to Barry Gomberg, WSU "Co"-54 Rebecca Runnels-Stansfield (left) helps Preston Sandall (right) pick his fall semester schedule at Services for Students with Disabilities. director of equal empoyment opportunity extremelyseriouslyhereatWeber," Gomberg and affirmitive action, dealing with legal said. "We've managed to reduce the number matters involving disabilities is not easy. of complaints through mandatory civil "We take claims of discrimination $ee Learning page 34 Broadcast continued from page 10 how to do everything. ... We tell them, 'Can you edit this?' They can do it.' That's been a real plus." Reddout said film skills are important for reporters, and videographers should also know how to write and know "the difference between pointing a camera and telling a story visually." Having worked at WSN for three semesters on- and off-camera, Olson has earned a veteran status. Rookies are often paired with veterans so production of the 20-minute newscast is less hectic, but there is still confusion. "They are so lost," said Terri Reddout, WSN advisor of the first five weeks. "They don't know which end is up. There are so many skills that they have to develop in a short amount of time that they are lost, confused and hopeless." Reddout said rookies can get confused with learning what should be done, but after a few weeks start to realize that the procedures, which left them confused before, actually serve a practical purpose. Even after learning the ropes, producing the final program ready is taxing. "Weber State News is hard," Olson said. "It's a lot of work, but "Our goal is pretty much to learn what we need for our future, and also to inform people of what's going on around the Ogden and Bountiful area." Stephanie Olson, WSN director it's worth it. Our goal is pretty much to learn what we need for our future, and also to inform people of what's going on around the Ogden and Bountiful area. And we try and do the best we can." The work paid off when the award-winning newscast was rated one of the top' three university programs in the nation early this year. The "little newscast that could" as it is called around the set begins on Sept. 24 and is shown Monday through Friday on Cable Channel Nine at 6 and 10 p.m. You can reach reporter Maria Villasenor by calling 626-764. d ad efd ss a aa o - - - ; - : . : ... : ; - Weber State University Wildcat Lanes & Games Center Main Floor, Shepherd Union 626-8987 Where Students go to put some FUN in their Schedule. Enroll in a BOWLING or BILLIARD Class & make new friends. 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