Inequality on Campus: Students with Disabilities - Mobility Impairment

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Inequality on Campus

Students with Disabilities: Mobility Impairment


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Services for Students with Disabilities

Resource for students with disabilities at

the University

Liaison with external agencies (e.g. statedepartment of rehabilitation)

Help educate general public regarding

disabilities on campus

_____ students on campus are served by

SSD

10-12 students with wheelchair disabilities

1400


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SSD aids students in

readers transportation

lassroo

& ourse

a o odations

adaptive

equip

entsnotetakerstutors

interpretersattendantsodified housing


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Accessibility on Campus

Website design: magnification voice

recognition software

Athletic events: ramps and specialseating at the stadium, shuttle

Buses are fitted with hydraulics to be

accessible for those with wheelchairs.

Some buildings have ramps as well as

stairs (e.g. LSA building, North Quad)


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Limitations

Some buildings still have limited

accessibility (e.g. West Quad)

Students need to be registered in orderto receive benefits that this school offers.

Students need to meet with the SSD staff

and ask for these services themselves.


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North Quad

Stairs

Ramps


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Alternative Models

What are other schools doing to address

the needs of students with disabilities?

What can we learn from them?


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Alternative Model UC-Berkeley

Approximately 850 students with

wheelchair disabilities

Residence Program for 1st year students

Designed to teach/train for independence

Reduced course load

Wheelchair rescue/transportation for

students within city limits Career counseling, scholarships, tutoring,

on-campus transportation, accessible

public transportation


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Alternative Model Edinboro U of PA

Approx. 500 students (out of population

of 7700), 66 are wheelchair users

Life skills training, w/ model apartment

Personal care call buttons with aides24/7

Off-campus transportation (university

vans) Wheelchair repair shop

Varsity and IM sports, and recreation

center


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Alternative Model U. of Illinois-UC

Training in life independence skills

Student-hired attendant staff

Aid in course selection planning travelroutes, elevators, etc.

Wheelchair sports

Meal assistance, emergency room callsystems, basic wheelchair maintenance


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References

Tiedemann, Chris W. Disability Friendly

Colleges. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.

Skoller, Jenna. "Silently Disabled: theeveryday struggles of those with invisible

disabilities." The Michigan Daily19 Jan.

2010[Ann Arbor, MI]. Web. 12 Mar.

2011.

Services for Students with Disabilities.

N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2011.

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