{"id":10357,"date":"2010-05-03T11:07:27","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T16:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=10357"},"modified":"2010-05-03T22:47:40","modified_gmt":"2010-05-04T03:47:40","slug":"campuses-accommodate-all-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/05\/03\/campuses-accommodate-all-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Campuses accommodate all students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Campuses accommodate all students<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Odin Amador Staff Writer<\/p>\n

April 30, 2010<\/p>\n

Elissa Ray was temporarily disabled when she first started taking American
\nSign Language (ASL) classes at ACC. Due to a car accident which caused her
\nserious back injuries, she could barely walk. After an arduous yet
\nsuccessful recovery, the experience of being temporarily disabled left her
\nwith an insider\u2019s respect for the courage and perseverance of people with
\ndisabilities.<\/p>\n

Ray is one of many students enrolled in Rio Grande\u2019s Interpreter Preparation
\nProgram who is learning to sign and interpret ASL. In addition to promoting
\ndeaf culture by offering ASL classes to students like Ray and welcoming deaf
\nstudents, ACC works with all of its students with disabilities. The
\nschool\u2019s Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) helps to provide
\nacademic support and physical accommodations to students who are deaf,
\nblind, physically disabled, or have a learning disability.<\/p>\n

Judy Hay-Mullen is the Disability Services Coordinator at Rio Grande. She
\nworks with ACC students as well as local high schools and Austin\u2019s Texas
\nSchool for the Blind.<\/p>\n

\u201cRiverside has the largest population of deaf students. We have the ASL
\nprogram here at Rio Grande, but we\u2019re teaching hearing students, for the
\nmost part, to sign,\u201d she said in a recent interview. \u201cThis campus also has
\nthe largest population of blind students.\u201d<\/p>\n

ACC is working to make Rio Grande more accessible to everyone. \u201cRio Grande
\ncampus, in particular, is problematic as far as accessibility,\u201d said
\nHay-Mullen. \u201cFor example, we don\u2019t have an elevator in this building. (the
\nAnnex) The current remodeling that\u2019s going on will address all that\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a lot of problems when I started taking classes at Rio Grande. The
\ncampus isn\u2019t very accessible, with all the hills and steep ramps. And
\ninitially the restroom was inaccessible to me. I came to OSD about that,
\nand since then they\u2019ve converted restrooms on the second floor. I think
\nthey\u2019re going to fix some restrooms on the ground floor soon,\u201d Students with
\nDisabilities Senator Anna Aleman said.<\/p>\n

Aleman has a mobility disability and uses a wheelchair.<\/p>\n

The entire Rio Grande campus remodel, which includes neighboring buildings,
\nis predicted to be completed by 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve increased disability parking spaces this year,\u201d she said. \u201cOther
\nthan that, [at Rio Grande] we have made sure that we have some accessible
\nbathrooms, plus some push-button doors.\u201d When Austin High\u2019s former gym
\nreopens as Rio Grande\u2019s newest office building for the summer 2010 semester,
\nit will bring the campus one step closer to realizing universal access.<\/p>\n

Remodeling an older, historic campus like Rio Grande has its challenges.
\n\u201cWe have a lot of issues to deal with, plus there\u2019s the Historical Society.
\nWe have to make sure we\u2019re following all the rules in that regard.\u201d<\/p>\n

ACC\u2019s new Round Rock campus, opening in fall 2010, was built with a
\nuniversal design in mind, meaning it will be accessible to everyone,
\nincluding students with disabilities.<\/p>\n

Deaf and non-deaf students can get involved by taking ASL classes.<\/p>\n

OSD doesn\u2019t just help students reach their goals. \u201cIt\u2019s usually the
\ninstructors that have more problems,\u201d she said. \u201cA lot of our job is to
\neducate everyone, not just the student, but make sure the instructor knows,
\nno, you really don\u2019t have to spend a whole extra hour helping this student,
\nwe\u2019ll provide the accommodations and everything will work out fine, for the
\nmost part.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents with disabilities value their independence. Especially if you\u2019re
\ndealing with a disability where you might not be as capable later in life,
\nyou want to make the most of things now. Things other people might take for
\ngranted are a big deal,\u201d Aleman said.<\/p>\n

Students are encouraged to get to know one another. \u201cOne of the most common
\nopportunities [for student interaction] is note-sharing in a classroom
\nsituation,\u201d says Hay-Mullen. \u201cStudents can take notes for another
\nindividual in the classroom who may be blind or learning disabled. They\u2019ll
\nbe providing a service to that student, plus they get to know them.\u201d
\nStudents interested in taking notes for a classmate should contact their
\ncampus OSD for more information.<\/p>\n

Emily Anderson teaches interpreting classes at Rio Grande. \u201cI first got
\ninterested in interpreting at my college,\u201d Anderson said in and e-mail.<\/p>\n

\u201cI distinctly remember watching an interpreter in one of my Anatomy and
\nPhysiology classes. I almost always paid more attention to what the
\ninterpreter was doing instead of the teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLater on I took ASL classes and was completely fascinated by ASL and deaf
\nculture,\u201d she recalled. \u201cThis led to me entering an interpreting
\nprogram.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terrylene, a renowned poet in the deaf community, will perform at the main
\nstage theater at Rio Grande on Friday, May 14 at 7:00 PM. Advanced tickets
\nare $15 and $20 at the door.<\/p>\n

The production, titled \u201cI Wonder Why,\u201d is a fund-raising event for the
\nNational ASL and English Bilingual Early Childhood Education and ACC\u2019s
\nInterpreter Program Scholarship.<\/p>\n

Ray is nearing the end of her ASL degree program at ACC. She recently
\nattended a state certification workshop for ASL interpreters at Rio Grande.
\nThe classroom where the workshop was held was almost full with prospective
\ninterpreters. Aleman was just re-elected to her position as OSD senator for
\nthe spring 2010 semester.<\/p>\n

Source:
\n http:\/\/www.theaccent.org\/campuses-accommodate-all-students-1.1436828<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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