2,300 Students

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• 2,300 Students

• 170 200 Students with Disabilities

• 6 campuses and 2 Extension centers

• 2 full-time Disability Service Advisors

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Selkirk College Mission
Selkirk College will develop empowered, effective
citizens through rewarding educational and life
experiences that are built on our Regions
distinct identity.
Disability Services Mission
Our goal is to maximize success and reduce
barriers to post-secondary education. We work to
eliminate physical, instructional and attitudinal
barriers by providing reasonable accommodations
and fostering awareness within the college
community.
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ISSUES
1. Awareness
2. Medical Model / Social Model of Disability
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Medical Model

• Disability is a deficiency / a negative.

• Disability resides in the individual.

• Normalizing the individual is the remedy.

• The professional makes arrangements
  between individual and society.

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Social Model

• Disability is a difference

• Disability itself is neutral

• Disability stems from interaction between
  individuals and society/environment

• Remedy is a change in this interaction

• Agent of change

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Language Matters

• Language affects belief/attitudes.

• Language can affect change/ shift
  perspective.

• Examples.

Technology

• To remove barriers/reduce dependence.

• To facilitate flexible and inclusive
  classrooms.

• Examples.

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Universal Design of Instruction

• Address diversity of learning styles

• Faculty Awareness

Academic Accommodations

• Customize

• Collaborative approach

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Re-framing Disability Day

• Awareness initiative

• Student driven

• FUN!

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1. Student Perspectives
2. Accomplishments
3. Challenges