Disability Awareness Month - Disabled Students Programs and Services
October is National Disability Awareness Month and to celebrate, we’ve got some engaging and interesting offerings for you to check out. There are many questions surrounding disabilities and we hope to answer as many of them as possible this week.
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 3 | 10:00am - 12:00pm | Movie "Murder Ball", plus student speaker | Room 7101, Fremont campus |
| Wednesday, October 10 | 7:00pm | Ohlone Board of Trustees Disabilities Proclamation | Room NC1100, Newark campus |
| Wednesday, October 17 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Organizational Skills Workshop | Room 7207, Fremont campus |
| Wednesday, October 17 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm | White Cane Day - sign-up required; space is limited | Quad, Fremont campus |
| Thursday, October 25 | 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Learning Disabilities Simulation Workshop: Dyslexia - signup required; space is limited | Room NC2309, Newark campus |
| Thursday, October 25 | - | DSPS Newsletter will be sent out | - |
Events are open to Ohlone College students and staff.
White Cane Day
- Wednesday, October 17, 2012
- 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Quad, Fremont campus
Students from The California School for the Blind will be here to educate others about how the school prepares them for life, school, and work.
Please RSVP as space is limited. Please email Terry Taskey at ttaskey@ohlone.edu if you are interested. There are about 8 spots left (as of the morning of Monday, October 15).
Learning Disabilities Simulation Activity: Dyslexia
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
- 4:00pm - 5:30pm
- Room NC2309, Newark campus
Approved for faculty flex credit! Through use of a special kit from the National Association for Dyslexia, participants experience some of the obstacles students with learning disabilities face everyday .
Please RSVP by October 23 to Terry Taskey at ttaskey@ohlone.edu as space is limited.
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