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From Campus Update
Ball State marks Disability Awareness Month with campus events (3/4/2008)
Ball State University's Disabled Student Development and Disabled Students in Action will host a series of events in March to mark Disability Awareness Month. All events are free of charge.

The events are:

  • Blind Vision - 3 p.m. March 5, Pittenger Student Center forum room and 10 a.m. March 27, student center, room 301. Carlos Taylor, Ball State's adaptive computer technology specialist, discusses myths and misconceptions about blindness and what to know when interacting with a visually impaired person
  • Disabled Students in Action information table - noon to 1 p.m. March 18, 20 and 21, Teachers College, first-floor foyer. Learn about Disabled Students in Action, take a disability quiz and receive giveaways
  • Life After College: Challenges and Opportunities Created by a Disability - 5 p.m. March 20, student center, room 301. Jennifer Woods, compliance officer with the Indiana Family Social Services Administration, will discuss how students with disabilities can choose career paths that work for them and suit their interests and needs
  • The Politics of Disability - 4 p.m. March 24, Teachers College, room 005. Indianapolis attorney Greg Fehribach, who uses a motorized wheelchair, will give a presentation about how politics affect students with disabilities and how they can affect politics
  • Disabled Student Development Awards Program - 3 p.m. March 25, student center forum room. This program will recognize students, faculty, staff and alumni who have made positive contributions to access and opportunity for students with disabilities
  • Sound and Fury - 6:30 p.m. March 26, student center forum room. This documentary will follow two families as they explore the option of cochlear implants for their children.

For more information, or if accommodation is needed for any event, contact Disabled Student Development at 765-285-5293 or dsd@bsu.edu.

By Alaric DeArment