Do
      your
      read
      slowly
      and
     
     
      have
      lots
      of
      reading
      to
      do?
      Do
      you
     
     
      prefer
      to
      use
      auditory
      and
      visual
     
     
      cues
      when
      you
      read?
      If
      so,
      please
     
     
      read
      on.
      A
      growing
      number
      of
     
     
      today's
      university
      students
      are
      cop-
     
     
      ing
      and
      succeeding
      with
      learning
     
     
      disabilities.
      Unfortunately
      many
     
     
      university
      students
      are
      still
      suffer-
     
     
      ing
      and
      struggling
      unnecessarily
     
     
      because
      they
      are
      unaware
      that
      they
     
     
      indeed
      have
      a
      learning
      disability.
     
     
      Just
      as
      unfortunate
      is
      the
      lack
      of
     
     
      awareness
      of
      the
      student
      body
      here
     
     
      at
      UPEI
      concerning
      the
      assistance
     
     
      available
      to
      students
      to
      deal
      with
     
     
      such
      challenges.
      We
      here
      at
     
     
      Student
      Services
      can
      help
      you
     
     
      identify
      your
      learning
      disability
     
     
      (should
      you
      have
      one),
      your
      area(s)
     
     
      of
      weakness,
      as
      well
      as
      your
      aca-
     
     
      demic
      strengths.
      We
      offer
      individ-
     
     
      ual
      consultations,
      arrangements
      for
     
     
      identification
      of
      the
      learning
      dis-
     
     
      ability,
      individual
      program
      plan-
     
     
      ning
      for
      accommodations,
      provid-
     
     
      ing
      and
      arranging
      for
      assistance
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      learning,
      providing
      assistance
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      self
      advocacy,
      providing
     
     
      access
      to
      specialized
      technology,
     
     
      and
      providing
      educational
      and
      pro-
     
     
      fessional
      information.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      can
      say
      "that's
      me"
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      toa
      number
      of
      the
      following
      state-
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      ments,
      or
      if
      any
      of
      them
      signifi-
     
     
      cantly
      interferes
      with
      you
      ability
      to
     
     
      learn
      at
      university,
      you
      may
      have
      a
     
     
      learning
      disability:
     
    

    
     
      -
      You
      are
      as
      smart
      as
      your
      friends,
     
     
      but
      you
      still
      have
      trouble
      keeping
     
     
      up
      with
      schoolwork.
     
    

    
     
      -
      You
      have
      succeeded
      in
      other
     
     
      areas,
      but
      you
      still
      cannot
      spell.
     
    

    
     
      -
      You
      know
      what
      you
      want
      to
      say,
     
     
      but
      cannot
      get
      the
      words
      out.
     
    

    
     
      -
      You
      are
      excellent
      with
      mechani-
     
     
      cal
      things,
      but
      have
      trouble
      reading
     
     
      and
      writing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Learning
      Disabilities
      and
      You
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      You
      read
      and
      write
      well
      enough,
     
     
      but
      cannot
      remember
      basic
      math
     
     
      functions.
     
    

    
     
      -
      You
      can
      talk
      your
      way
      out
      of
     
     
      almost
      any
      situation,
      but
      cannot
     
     
      express
      your
      thoughts
      on
      paper.
     
    

    
     
      -
      You
      learn
      well
      when
      someone
     
     
      demonstrates,
      but
      cannot
      follow
     
     
      written
      directions.
     
    

    
     
      -
      You
      understand
      almost
      everything
     
     
      you
      read,
      but
      have
      difficulty
      listen-
     
     
      ing
      or
      vice
      versa.
     
    

    
     
      -
      You
      put
      in
      twice
      the
      effort
      but
     
     
      obtain
      lower
      grades
      than
      your
     
     
      peers.
     
    

    
     
      The
      staff
      at
      Services
      for
     
     
      Students
      with
      Learning
      Disabilities
     
     
      are
      capable,
      friendly
      people
      who
     
     
      are
      more
      than
      willing
      to
      assist
      you
     
     
      in
      developing
      learning
      strategies
      to
     
     
      help
      you
      make
      the
      most
      of
      your
     
     
      learning
      experience
      here
      at
      UPEI.
     
     
      We
      also
      make
      available
      a
      variety
     
     
      of
      learning
      software
      programs
      and
     
     
      technology
      in
      our
      Adaptive
     
     
      Technology
      Resource
      Centre
     
     
      (located
      in
      Student
      Services)
      which
     
     
      may
      help
      you
      with
      your
      school-
     
     
      work
      in
      ways
      that
      you
      may
      not
     
     
      have
      been
      previously
      aware.
      For
     
     
      instance,
      we
      offer:
     
    

    
     
      Kurzweil
      3000
      -
      a
      reading
      applica-
     
     
      tion
      that
      allows
      a
      the
      user
      to
      view
      a
     
     
      scanned
      document
      (books,
      articles,
     
     
      etc.)
      on
      the
      computer
      screen
      while
     
     
      listening
      to
      the
      text
      being
      read
     
     
      aloud.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      Dragon
      Naturally
      Speaking
      -
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      voice
      recognition
      software
      that
     
     
      enables
      users
      to
      use
      Speech-to-
     
     
      Print
      technology
      to
      dictate
      work.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jaws
      for
      Windows
      -
      a
      screen
      read-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      er
      that
      will
      enable
      visually
     
     
      impaired
      persons
      to
      be
      functional
     
     
      computer
      users.
     
    

    
     
      Inspiration
      -
      a
      mapping
      tool
      that
     
     
      enables
      users
      to
      organize
      ideas
      and
     
     
      information.
     
    

    
     
      Co:Writer
      and
      Write:Outloud
      -
     
     
      assists
      students
      with
      the
      writing
     
    
   
   
    
     
      process.
     
     
      Closed
      Circuit
      TV
      (CCTV)
      -
     
     
      enlarges
      print.
     
    

    
     
      ZoomText
      Xtra
      -
      a
      screen
      magni-
     
     
      fier
      and
      reading
      application
      that
     
     
      provides
      easy
      access
      to
      all
     
     
      Windows
      programs
      and
      the
     
     
      Internet.
     
    

    
     
      We
      also
      offer
      access
      to
      IntelliKeys
     
     
      (alternate
      keyboard
      access)
      and
      the
     
     
      Quicktionary
      II
      Reading
      Pen.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      may
      also
      be
      able
      to
      direct
      you
     
     
      to
      services
      or
      programs
      provided
     
     
      by
      other
      universities
      located
      on
      the
     
     
      Internet
      such
      as:
     
     
      Wwww.ucalgary.ca/success/learn-
     
     
      ingstrategies/main.html
     
     
      (University
      of
      Calgary)
     
     
      www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator
     
    

    
     
      (University
     
     
      of
      Minnesota)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So,
      if
      you
      think
      you
      may
     
     
      have
      a
      learning
      disability
      or
      would
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
        
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Work
      in
      the
      Global
      Village
     
    
   
   
    
     
      international
      project
      proposals,
      cross-cultural
      communications,
     
     
      managing
      resources
      for
      overseas
      international
      development,
      and
     
     
      more.
      The
      program
      includes
      an
      8-week
      field
      placement
      or
      applied
     
     
      research
      project
      which
      may
      be
      completed
      overseas
      or
      in
      North
     
     
      America.
      Call
      (416)
      675-6622,
      ext
      3226,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      just
      like
      to
      see
      if
      our
      reading
      soft-
     
     
      ware
      could
      benefit
      you,
      please
     
     
      drop
      by.
      We
      are
      located
      in
      the
     
     
      Department
      of
      Student
      Services,
     
     
      second
      floor,
      North
      End
      of
      the
      WA
     
     
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre.
      Our
      stan-
     
     
      dard
      weekly
      hours
      are
      from
     
     
      8:30am
      -
      4:30pm
      but
      evening
      and
     
     
      weekend
      hours
      are
      available.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      more
      information
      feel
      free
      to
     
     
      contact:
     
     
      Joanne
      McCabe,
      Coordinator
     
     
      Services
      for
      Students
      with
     
     
      Learning
      Disabilities
     
     
      Paul
      Campbell,
      Assistant
     
     
      Coordinator
      Services
      for
     
     
      Students
      with
      Learning
     
     
      Disabilities
     
     
      Student
      Assistants:
      Erin
     
     
      Peterson,
      Chris
      MacLellan
     
     
      Phone:
      (902)
      628-4364
     
     
      (902)
      566-0488
     
     
      Email:
      jmccabe@upei.ca
     
     
      dpcampbell@upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      skills
      for
      writing
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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