Show Social Services Provides A Variety Of Services To Students M lII 1 t f fL Lr L- r 4 Wolfgang Wagner blind student is assisted by Dawnetta Holway by Kimberly R. R Tuckett There are 30 to 40 million disabled people with a 70 percent unemployment rate in the United States With this in mind has organized a program created by Coordinator of Developmental Studies Jerry Giles W with Ron as a director The program known as Special Services is designed to help disabled students low income students and first generation students These are people whose parents have not graduated from college by the time the student is 18 years old Special Services provides a variety of services to students who wish to complete their education These include professional counseling for a variety of problems including marital personal self-esteem self and depression Students may obtain remedial classes in the Developmental Studies program and tutors provide other needed training full financial aid encourage support and monitor students' students progress inn their education According to there are eligible students for this program at We can only work with people at a time he said If H we have to well we'll start a waiting list said the Federal Government funds Special Services by authority of the 1965 Civil Rights Act Grants and Contracts Coordinator John Latkiewicz also helps find ways to fund the program Special Services is looking for students to assist disabled students on campus said people who are sensitive and willing to work should contact Special Services We use students to tutor our program participants said A lot of students go out of their way to help handicapped students said Special Services looks for Q JOO people e who know mow something about specific ar areas s We interview the students said eligible work study students and volunteers work with the disabled students on campus Students instructors and administrators have responded in a positive fashion |