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Linda M. Kelly, M. Ed. Michelle L. Mitchell, M.Ed. Disability Support Services

Integration and Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Postsecondary Institutions and Beyond…. Linda M. Kelly, M. Ed. Michelle L. Mitchell, M.Ed. Disability Support Services. Accommodations Statement.

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Linda M. Kelly, M. Ed. Michelle L. Mitchell, M.Ed. Disability Support Services

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  1. Integration and Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Postsecondary Institutions and Beyond… Linda M. Kelly, M. Ed. Michelle L. Mitchell, M.Ed. Disability Support Services

  2. Accommodations Statement • If there is a need in the audience for Accommodations or Alternative Format, please let us know either now or after the presentation. We would be happy to send you a copy of the notes or provide you with an alternative format of our presentation.

  3. Introduction • Awareness • Perceptions • The three I’s

  4. Awareness U.S. Census Bureau& Disability Statistic Center http://dsc.ucsf.edu/UCSF/pub.taf?grow=8

  5. Awareness– chart on diversity

  6. Awareness 2010 U.S. Census

  7. Awareness • 51% of the disability population is between the ages of 21 and 64 • 30% of this group is employed • A large percentage of persons with disabilities report difficulty maintaining employment US Census Bureau

  8. Awareness Prism Summer 2010 “in Their Grasp”

  9. Awareness • Attending college within 4 years after leaving high school – 26% 1983-1990 2001-2009

  10. Awareness • Unfortunately…..advanced education did not result in improved employment for students with disabilities. Employment declined from 62% in 1990 to 56% in 2005 Unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities in the Lehigh Valley is a shocking 33%! SRI International

  11. Perceptions

  12. Perceptions

  13. Perceptions

  14. Perceptions

  15. Perceptions

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  17. Perceptions

  18. Perceptions

  19. The Three I’s – Implementation

  20. Perceptions Proper Etiquette

  21. Perceptions Go • Person with a disability • Person who uses a wheelchair • Person with a disability • Able-bodied • Has a Mental illness • People who are blind • Has Stop • Handicapped, Victim, Invalids • Wheelchair-bound, confined • Cripple, Victim, Invalid • Normal • Psycho, Crazy, Mad • The blind • Sufferers from

  22. The Three I’s • Increasing • Integration and • Inclusion

  23. The Three I’s – Implementation On The

  24. Three I’s – Implementation

  25. Three I’s – Implementation Flexibility Consideration Cooperation When working...

  26. QUESTIONS

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