Disability Awareness Week 2007 - Disabled Students Programs and Services

The events of this week are presented to you by the Disabled Students Program and Services (DSPS) to entertain and inform students, faculty, and staff as well as the general public about the challenges and triumphs of disabled students, as well as those that work to make gains in important fields, such as accessibility. Below, you will find a schedule of events with descriptions, times, and places for our presentations this year, which will take place on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Victor Cardenas, Chair of Disability Awareness Week, at vcardenas@ohlone.edu or (510) 659-6223. Thank you and we hope to see you there!

[Flex credit will be provided for both Reid Kimball's and Christy Pimental's presentations.]

Monday, October 1

Making My Lemons into More than Just Lemonade

In her talk, “Making My Lemons into More Than Just Lemonade: Life with Kidney Failure”, Christy Pimental tells her inspirational story of how a diagnosis of kidney failure at the age of twenty-six led her to need a life-saving transplant and motivated her to help author AB 689, the California Organ Donor Law. She has remained active on the legislative and volunteer fronts while maintaining a 3.8 GPA at Folsom Lake College where she is currently a student. Refreshments will be provided prior to the presentation.

• Where: Building 1 Lobby, first floor
• When: From 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Student Panel

Ohlone alumni and current students will talk about what it is like to be a disabled student on campus in a panel discussion. They will share stories of their interactions with their instructors as well as student services on campus. The alumni will explain some of the differences between disabled student services at the two-year and four-year levels.

• Where: Building 1 Lobby, first floor
• When: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Tuesday, October 2

Closed Captioning In Videogames

Reid Kimball is a game designer, having worked professionally since 2003 at Ritual Entertainment and currently at LucasArts. Being hard of hearing, he advocates for the use of closed captioning (text representing sound) in videogames as a benefit to all players. In his presentation, "Closed Captioning in Videogames", he'll cover the value of CC in games, its past, present and future role and what you can do to help increase its use.

• Where: Jackson Theater, Smith Center
• When: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Orientation and Mobility Workshop

Students and faculty from the California School for the Blind as well as current students at Ohlone will simulate visual impairment and blindness for the sighted. They will also show off some of the latest assistive technology they are using, including a Global Positioning System for the blind.

• Where: Lower Quad in front of Building 1
• When: 1:00pm - 2:00pm