| Show provides avital avital a avital vital resource to students in need Andrew Marshall Campus Staff Writer College is a time of change when differences disappear Its It's a time to branch out meet new people and learn to accept them for the their r differences a time to understand that everyone everyone everyone every every- one involved in the experience is working together and willbe will willbe willbe be working together in society as well This is the idea that Disability Resource Center promotes All students are created equal and deserve the same opportunities and treatment even if the student may have a disability Steven Lewis the acting president advocates this stand What I I. I think a person with witha a disability would tell me to tell people us like anybody else dont don't treat us differently said Lewis In Inthe Inthe Inthe the world today more and more disabled people are found in the w workplace and being involved with them minimally in college can prepare prepare prepare pre pre- pare students for interaction in inthe inthe inthe the workforce Lewis said i The provides disabled students with takers note-takers interpreters extended testing time and a variety of other This group is responsible for the curb cuts cutsin cutsin cutsin in the sidewalks and the ramps leading up to the different buildings on campus The was founded shortly after the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 The began at that time with a total of four people involved and now has up to 25 full time employees and volunteers helping up to 1500 students with diagnosed disabilities ties The primary disabilities found in beneficiaries of this organization are students with learning disabilities with and those with psychiatric psychiatric psychiatric disabilities When the Jordan Campus building has finished its construction construction construction con con- all the health science science science ence courses will be moved to new campus There Lewis will take over the program currently runs a skill continued on page 3 Student available at the continued from front page center at the South City c Campus which is a short term I intensive place to get students on their feet Lewis said Every campus at has hasso so something ething to offer students with disabilities The future plans of are similar to those of a sapling in inthe inthe the thick of a rainy spring sea- sea son on Were just growing growing growing growing grow grow- ing growing said Lewis Isee I Isee Isee see us just continuing to grow and continuing to serve When the college grows we grow growl Lewis said that is the premiere college in terms of disabled assistance This This' is because serves 70 percent percent percent per per- cent of students with ties in higher education It is also because students with disabilities disabilities disabilities dis dis- dis- dis abilities have a tendency to require more help while taking their general classes since these classes often times dont don't interest them as much as the classes in the their r major do Lewis encouraged all interested interested inter inter- interested ested students to become involved in the program Its just very rewarding Lewis said And quite frankly you will feel better You can really have an impact on some some- body Along with the satisfaction of helping others volunteer takers note-takers receive a fifty dollar dollar dollar dol dol- lar voucher for the bookstore |
