ERIC Number: ED233504
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1982
Pages: 181
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
College Students with Disabilities: A Resource Handbook.
California State Univ., Chico.
A resource handbook for faculty and other postsecondary staff who wish to expand their skills in meeting the needs of college students with disabilities is presented. The training program was developed through the Sensitivity and Special Populations project at California State University, Chico. The handbook contains edited transcripts and learning objectives for five video training programs; a safety checklist to help improve safety and accessibility for the disabled; a problem solving chart containing ideas for instructional accommodation; a list of helpful hints; and references of books, films, and agencies/organizations. The titles of the video programs are as follows: "See Me as Me,""Total Communication,""Instructional Adaptations,""Campus Access," and "Devices, Technology, and Change." Additional resource materials include the following: a summary of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons, guidelines for evaluating audiovisual materials, a list of selected audiovisual resources, working definitions of "handicap" and specific disabilities, a glossary, and American Sign Language and Braille alphabets. Finally, a list of approximately 180 references (publications, programs, organizations) are appended. (SEW)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Ancillary School Services, Audiovisual Aids, College Students, Communication Skills, Disabilities, Faculty Development, Information Sources, Instructional Materials, Postsecondary Education, Sensory Aids, Staff Development, Student Needs, Videotape Recordings
Sensitivity and Special Populations Project, California State University-Chico, Chico, CA 95929 ($7.50 for handbook; referenced videotape programs available in two videocassettes, $125.00 for set).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: California State Univ., Chico.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Note: For related document, see EC 152 513.