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Show News Openings 1988 Page Sixteen STUDENT SERVICES Center offffeirs support: to dnsaMed Counselors calm stress, test fears Services include orientation, counseling, tutoring By Michael Allsop Chronicle staff writer present a problem are the LeRoy Cowles Building and the James E. Talmage Building. The Center for Disabled Student Services offers a wide variety of services for students who may need help. Among these services are assistance with registration, orientation to the campus, counseling, and a loan service for wheelchairs, tape recorders, books and other student, needs. The center also offers assistance in getting books and supplies from the University Bookstore. Students who are visually impaired can receive mobility classbmning which will enable them to find their way to textbooks. recorded .. es and buildings. They can also get By Darren Tucker Chronicle staff writer All students who come to the University of Utah want to have a great educational experience. But that can be harder for some students than for others. disabled students Currently, there are more have a good students these To U. help attending the experience, the U. has established the Center for Disabled Student Services. Olea Nadeu, coordinator of the center, said most disabled students enjoy their stay at the U. 'They have a good experience if they have the appropriate support," Nadeu said. "We try to provide the support they need so they can participate like any other student on all levels-n- ot only in classes, but also in other activities on campus." ; than-30-0 . It s final exam day and you're ready for the test this You've studied hard this quarter-especia- lly week. As the professor hands out the tests your You-can'- For students with auditory disabilities, the center offers a TTY phone system used by the deaf. The center . can also help with interpreters, note takers and tutors. And for students with mobility disabilities, the center . offers, help in obtaining . parking permits, an acces-, sibility map ot campus, ; be to want with disabilities minor wheelchair repairs "Students and said. many other services. treated like all other students," Nadeu The center also offers but other students to offer It Students with disabili- - ties want to be treated like all other students, Nadeu said. It is fine for other students to offer help, but heartbeat quickens and your mind blanks. t remember any of the answers to the seems to questions. Every pounding heartbeat more and memory, leaving your .siphon more brain void and useless like an empty fuel tank. If you've ever experienced test anxiety, you create in pursuing a , know the problems it can college education. The University of Utah Counseling Center pro-- : vitas, students quality counseling to help them atmosphere of the U., adjust to the Alicia Duran, staff psychologist for the center, said. "We teach (students, faculty and staff) concrete correct topics; and strategies on how they can . their problems," Duran said. - ' The center teaches students how to deal with stress, test anxiety, fears of failure, depression and problem relationships, she aid. . high-pressu- . is fine for help, som e disa bled students would rather do things on their own. "If you would open a door for someone whose arms are full of books, then do it for a some disabled students would rather do things on ' Vtheir own. "If you would open a door for someone whose " - student in a wheelchair," she said. arms are full of books, then do it for a student in a wheelchair, sne saia. - help for students with learning disabilities,, ' ' - the-Stude- demic counseling, refer- rals for special services and educational, oppurtu-'- y able-bodie- ..it 1 . self-hel- ' '. . r : . aeoi " 1 that isn't accessible, we'll work with the Scheduling psychologists and social workers and nine advanced trainees. They offer psychological p workshops, she said. counseling and ' nities and special accom modations for exams also has Nadeu said the center support groups for, students with learning disablities, hearing disabilities, and visual impairments. i ' J 1 f; i i i There are students witn aisaDimes wno uu miu uu their own, Nadeu said. Students campus on i Knl i tool thmi :4. U nr,tnT. uci, urn. thniry requireu iu Luine miu u c y could use some extra help, Nadeu encourages them to stop by. .The Center for Disabled Student Services is located at Union Building Room 160. The phone number is 581- - "Disabled students have as many different personalities d students. Some are very independent and as some want a little help. M ,1 , . rniJ V,r rnnlOT nrae in nroat Ion nth C tn pn CI TP find their way easily around can that disabled students . . campus and en oy their classes. "If there's a class a student has to have in a building " skills. - - For more information concerning the center and counseling resources call 581-682- 5020. re Duran explained there are no waiting lists for appointments and a counselor is always present at the center for emergency consultations. The counseling fees are based on a "sliding scale." The center charges $1 for every SI ,000 you make annually, Duran explained, and (lie first visit is free. Fees for the workshops, however, are $10." Some of those currency offered include stress manage- ment, assertion training, test anxiety and couples'-communicatio- - . Office to get the class moved," she said. About 95 percent of the campus is accessible to dis- flWprl stnrlfints. Nad ftii said the onlv buildines that reallv , The U. counseling ceater, located in Services Building,, is made up of 15 staff aca- including specialized v . re , DD DD If 6. CHECK INTO STUDENT ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE TODAY! ? '''fey ' '. 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