Show Disability counselor to be hired in February David Canfield Contributing Writer students at recently got 13 DISABLED some good news After years without a disability counselor finally received a temporary grant through the Carl Perkins L Handicapped Act which will make the tle hiring of such a counselor possible has the highest population of disabled disabled disabled dis dis- dis- dis students in the state 1024 enrolled fall quarter and the acquiring of the grant is seen as a way vay to lito provide assistance to disabled students and to help them have a successful learning experience at according to Clark Whitehead personnel director and equal opportunity officer Whitehead is also the advisor for Barrier Busters a club for forthe forthe forthe the disabled students on cam campus pus The person hired will be an academic advisor advisor advisor ad ad- visor as well as a liaison between and the services for the disabled such as Vocational Vocation Vocation- al Rehabilitation and others He will eliminate the guess work according to Larry Landward student planning director who will oversee the activities of the person hired Landward said that at the moment the grant is only scheduled to last until June 30 It was limited but better than nothing According to the job description the duties of the new counselor will be to provide adjustment assistance and orientation help the disabled located services such as note- note takers interpreters and tutors as well as updating updating updating up up- dating a list of potential assistants This person will also serve on the Special Needs committee a College organization formed to address the unique needs of many students The Special Needs committee was instrumental in receiving the grant One of the major qualifications for the position will be sign language ability according according according accord accord- ing to Landward He said that if the person hired doesn't know sign language the college would probably provide training to assure that the needs of deaf students would be served is presently reviewing candidates for forthe forthe forthe the new position which will be filled by Feb 1 The new counselor will be located upstairs in the College Center in the Advising office |