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Building Teams to Promote Success for Students with Disabilities

Building Teams to Promote Success for Students with Disabilities. Sandi Patton District Director of Disability Services North Harris Montgomery Community College District Houston, Texas July 30, 2007. Impacting Families and Communities through Education and Rehabilitation My Story.

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Building Teams to Promote Success for Students with Disabilities

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  1. Building Teams to Promote Success for Students with Disabilities Sandi Patton District Director of Disability Services North Harris Montgomery Community College District Houston, Texas July 30, 2007

  2. Impacting Families and Communities through Education and RehabilitationMy Story

  3. Looking Back Over the Years • Rehabilitation Act of 1973 • Personal Reflections: State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies, Rehabilitation Centers, and Postsecondary Education • Learning Disabilities and Postsecondary Education: Reading, Writing, Math • Americans with Disabilities Act • Section 508 and Accessible Technology • Universal Design

  4. The Evolution of a Disability Services Officeor“Dripping Water Wears Down Stone”

  5. The “One-Person” Office • Finding and Educating your Team • Scavenging for Resources • Developing Ambassadors of Good Will • Successful Students with Disabilities • Faculty and Staff with Success Stories • Faculty, Staff, and Administrators with Personal Experiences • Ask, Ask, Ask….. • For staff, funds, grants, volunteers, community support

  6. Key Players on Your Team • Faculty Member Understands the critical learning components of the class • Student with Disability: Understands the personal impact of disability • Disability Services Provider Understands what kinds of accommodations best ensure access while also minimizing the impact of the disability

  7. Strategic Planning • Develop an advisory team to engage in long-term strategic planning • Create a long-term strategic plan for your program (tie it into your university’s plan) • Set challenging, but realistic goals

  8. Building an Advisory Committee • Administrators • Faculty • Staff • Students • Community Members • Your Independent School Districts and Community Colleges • Agencies and Organizations • And of course, Individuals with Disabilities

  9. Document, Document, Document! Remember Accountability is critical. Personal Stories are powerful.

  10. Maximizing Effectiveness • Utilize existing university resources when practical • Train others to be departmental liaisons • Encourage Advisory Team members to “be your voice” in critical meetings • Recruit powerful administrators to support your mission

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