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Disability as a Diversity Issue

Disability as a Diversity Issue. Alan Russell, MA Disability Support Services Rice University. Disability Support Services provides accommodations to students, faculty and staff to enhance their success at Rice. Eliminate Barriers. Raise Awareness. Cultivate a Culture of Inclusion.

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Disability as a Diversity Issue

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  1. Disability as a Diversity Issue Alan Russell, MADisability Support ServicesRice University

  2. Disability Support Services provides accommodations to students, faculty and staff to enhance their success at Rice.

  3. Eliminate Barriers • Raise Awareness • Cultivate a Culture of Inclusion

  4. Eliminate Barriers

  5. Provide assistive technology to people with visual impairments

  6. Students with learning disabilities test in a distraction-reduced environment with extra time to ensure success.

  7. Captioning and ASL interpreters can be provided to people with hearing impairments.

  8. Enhance the diversity of Rice by raising the awareness level on campus.

  9. Reach out to staff, faculty and students

  10. DiversityCouncil

  11. Provide assistance and advice on building access issues.

  12. Establish a Culture of Inclusion

  13. DARE Disability Advocacy Resource & Education

  14. Advocate for individualcases as well as generaldisability awareness.

  15. Questions?

  16. Thank You! Alan Russell, MADirector, Disability Support ServicesPhone: 713-348-5841Email: alan.g.russell@rice.edu Web: http://www.dss.rice.edu

  17. Photo Credits • Slide 1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/987463 By: johnnyberg. • Slide 5: (Left) http://www.flickr.com/photos/mclib/2201703825/sizes/o/in/photostream/By:mclib; (Right) http://www.adaptivetech.co.nz/images/using%20a%20computer%20with%20zoomtext.jpg • Slide 7: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/904699By: juliaf • Slide 9: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/934197By: L_Avi • Slide 10: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/825489By: alaasafei

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