National Disability Awareness Month  

Central Connecticut State University Celebrates
Profit by Investing in Persons with Disabilities

Events

Have You Heard? Talking about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Bryan Adams
Hailing from a small New Jersey town, Bryan Adams set his sights on the U.S. army after high school. He served a year-long deployment as a sniper in Tikrit, Iraq. In October 2004, he was shot in the left leg and left hand during an ambush and was awarded a Purple Heart. He struggled to reintegrate back into society and was eventually diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. As a student at Rutgers University, Bryan's program sheds light on what it is like to be a veteran and a college student.
Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Time: Noon to 2 PM
Location: Constitution Room, Memorial Hall
Lunch will be provided; limited to first 100 participants. RSVP to Office of Diversity and Equity at 860-832-1652 or soucyp@ccsu.edu by September 27, 2011.

In the Classroom: Supporting Students with Mental Health Issues
David Vaughan has worked at the Institute of Living in the Early Psychosis Clinic in various capacities. He has worked in social work for 33 years, both in the UK and the USA. He has an MSW from York University in England and has worked as a generic social worker, a community organizer, and managed day programs.
Description: Vaughan will address the following:
1) How do you distinguish between a psychiatric disorder as a disability (something that a professor would accommodate in the classroom), and a behavioral issue/problem (something that would need to be actively addressed in the classroom, and would perhaps prompt additional support or intervention)?
2) What are some signs or “red flags” to look for in the classroom, with regards to psychiatric/mental health issues in students; and what are some ways to proactively address these issues, so they do not become a classroom management issue?
Date: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Time: Noon to 1:30 PM
Location: Marcus White Living Room, Marcus White
Lunch will be provided; limited to first 40 participants.

Using Universal Design in Learning, Technology and Beyond
Laura DiGalbo received her B.A. in psychology from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and her M.Ed. from the University of Hartford in counseling. She is a nationally certified rehabilitation counselor and licensed to practice in the State of Connecticut. DiGalbo has worked in the disability field including vocational rehabilitation and public policy for 35 years as a practitioner, supervisor, administrator and consultant. She is currently in private practice providing consultation to students, their families, secondary private and public schools as well as post secondary institutions throughout the country regarding transition to post secondary education and the ADA. She is currently an adjunct faculty in the graduate schools of CCSU, Springfield College and Assumption College.
Description: If Universal Design works well for a person with a disability, it probably works better for everyone. Interested in learning if Universal Design is substance or hype?
Come and hear Laurie DiGalbo speak about part 1 of Using Universal Design in Learning, Technology and Beyond.
Date: Monday, October 17, 2011
Time: Noon to 2 PM (Lunch provided; limited to first 40 participants)
Location: Marcus White Living Room

Challenges to Human Existence
An experiential expo of challenges people face on a day-to-day basis while managing in the world. We will provide a brief exposure to limitations of the senses and mind that a majority of humans do not experience and therefore they may not understand. We hope to provide a brief exposure that may stimulate understanding.
Date: Monday, October 24, 2011
Time: 11 AM to 2 PM
Location: Student Center, Alumni Hall
Meeting the Learning Needs of Students with Cognitive Disabilities through Universal Design
Dr. Joseph Madaus is the Director of the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at University of Connecticut. In 2007, Madaus received both the Teaching Promise and Teaching Innovation award from the University of Connecticut chapter of the AAUP. In 2008, he was named as a University Teaching Fellow, the highest teaching honor at UCONN. He was named reviewer of the year for Career Development for Exceptional Individuals in 2008. Dr. Madaus is a co-editor of Preparing Students with Disabilities for College: A Practical Guide for Transition. He is the principal investigator or co-principal investigator for over $1.3 million in grants, including UDI On-Line, a current three-year project funded by the Office for Postsecondary Education, United States Department of Education.
Description: Most likely you are working with students with increasingly diverse learning needs in your classes, including those with hidden cognitive disabilities. Traditionally, these students receive retrofitted accommodations to allow them to access course materials and to have an even playing field on course assessments.

Come learn about Universal Design for Instruction, a proactive planning method that seeks to meet the
learning needs of a range of students, including those with cognitive disabilities, at the outset of the course. This presentation will also feature a panel of faculty, including SCSU faculty, who used an “e-toolbox” to identify and employ a range of free and low cost “e-tools” to make their course(s) more accessible for all and learn how you can access these e-tools as well.
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Time: 1:30 to 3 PM
Location: Willard Hall, EW 004
For information contact the Office of Diversity and Equity (ODE) at 860-832-1652.

These events are sponsored by the Disability Awareness Month Planning Committee, Office of Diversity and Equity, Office of Public Policy and Social Research, Human Resources Office, Office of Administrative Affairs, Office of the Provost, Office of Student Affairs and Veteran Affairs.
Persons with Disabilities who need accommodations to participate in these events must contact the Office of Student Disability Services two weeks prior to the event at 860 832-1900.
This information is available in alternative formats.
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