Committee
      on
      Disabilities
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      of
      the
      functions
      of
      the
      Department
      of
      Student
      In
      closing
      I
      would
      like
      to
      take
      this
      opportunity
      to
     
     
      Services
      1s
      to
      provide
      services
      to
      students
      with
      spe-
      thank
      the
      members
      of
      the
      committee
      for
      their
      su
      0)
     
     
      cial
      needs.
      This
      group
      of
      students
      had
      a
      variety
      of
      interest
      and
      commitment.
      Also
      if
      you
      would
      like
      :
     
     
      needs
      from
      learning
      disabilities
      to
      other
      disabilities--
      further
      information
      regarding
      this
      committee,
      or
     
     
      mobility,
      hearing,
      and
      visual
      impairments;
      others
      are
      would
      wish
      to
      help
      out,
      please
      feel
      free
      to
      see
      me
      in
     
     
      in
      wheel
      chairs.
      I,
      Marion
      Basha,
      am
      the
      designated
      Student
      Services,
      Robertson
      Library,
      orcall,
      566-
     
     
      Counsellor
      in
      Student
      Services
      responsible
      for
      meet-
      0443.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      the
      needs
      of
      this
      group.
     
    

    
     
      Marion
      Basha
     
     
      By
      way
      of
      making
      the
      University
      Community
      become
     
     
      more
      aware,
      and
      in
      hopes
      of
      being
      able
      to
      provide
      a
     
     
      well-rounded
      service,
      I
      organized
      a
      University
      Com-
     
     
      mittee
      to
      Explore
      the
      Needs
      of
      Students
      with
      Disabili-
     
     
      ties.
      This
      Committee
      includes
      representation
      from
     
     
      the
      Registrar
      and
      Business
      Offices,
      Security
      Depart-
     
     
      ment,
      Library,
      Student
      Union,
      Council
      of
      the
      Disa-
     
     
      bled,
      Tutoring
      Office,
      Maintenance
      Department,
     
     
      faculty
      from
      Science
      and
      Arts,
      Residence,
      Vet
      School,
     
     
      one
      student
      with
      a
      disability,
      the
      Canada
      Employment
     
     
      Centre,
      and
      myself
      as
      Chairperson.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Committee
      meta
      couple
      of
      times
      in
      the
      spring
     
     
      semester
      of
      last
      year,
      and
      had
      continued
      to
      meet
      ona
     
     
      monthly
      basis
      this
      past
      year.
      We
      are
      really
      in
      the
     
     
      very
      early
      stages
      of
      trying
      to
      define
      exactly
      what
      our
     
     
      purpose
      is.
      The
      initial
      meetings
      were
      devoted
      to
      in-
     
     
      service
      training,
      to
      help
      each
      of
      us
      to
      become
      better
     
     
      informed
      of
      out
      own
      attitudes
      and
      language
      barriers.
     
     
      More
      recently
      we
      have
      divided
      into
      sub-committees
     
     
      and
      are
      working
      on
      acouple
      of
      specific
      tasks.
      One
     
     
      task
      is
      to
      clearly
      spell
      out
      what
      our
      mandate
      is,
      which
     
     
      will
      be
      ratified
      at
      our
      April
      meeting.
      A
      second
      com-
     
     
      mittee
      is
      identifying
      what
      type
      of
      information
      needs
     
     
      to
      be
      distributed
      to
      the
      faculty,
      staff,
      and
      students
     
     
      who
      are
      here,
      as
      well
      as
      those
      who
      are
      planning
      to
     
     
      enrol.
      A
      third
      committee
      is
      exploring
      the
      possibility
     
     
      of
      obtaining
      a
      grant
      to
      hire
      a
      student
      to
      do
      more
     
     
      extensive
      research
      and
      information
      gathering
      in
      the
     
     
      whole
      area
      of
      students
      with
      special
      needs.
      We
      have
     
     
      identified
      many
      other
      concerns,
      and
      time
      and
      the
     
     
      future
      will
      determine
      when
      these
      will
      be
      dealt
      with.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      gives
      youa
      brief
      summary
      of
      what’s
      been
      going
      |
     
     
      on
      with
      this
      committee.
      It
      is
      hoped
      that
      through
      our
     
     
      efforts,
      any
      student
      with
      a
      disability,
      or
      related
      spe-
     
     
      cial
      need,
      will
      be
      able
      to
      function
      on
      our
      campus
      ina
     
     
      way
      that
      helps
      them
      realizer
      their
      full
      potential,
     
     
      efficiently
      and
      effectively.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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