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All groups are held at DSP (230 Cesar Chavez Student Center) unless noted. See below for dates, times, and descriptions of specific groups: |
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This informal lunch group will inform students about accommodations, and campus and community resources. Feel free to drop in during group time. For more information, contact Helen Beck (642-0518,
helenb@uclink4) |
This drop-in group offers a relaxing and safe space for support, sharing of information, coping strategies, generating ideas on improving campus access, possible discussion of readings, and anything else that comes up. There will be space to lie down. Janet Rachel, 642-0518, jardsp@uclink4. |
Share information and insights on ways to hire and supervise attendants. Topics include: IHSS, keeping timesheets, maintaining proper documentation, and organizing paperwork. Avril Harris, 642-0518, axhdsp@uclink4. |
This drop-in group meets noon-1 p.m. on Thursdays for the entire semester. Bring your lunch. It's not necessary to attend every session; come when you can. Topics will include: using DSP services; on- and off-campus resources for students with learning disabilities; communicating with others about your disability; assertively asking for what you need; and interactions with instructors. Deirdre Semoff (642-0518, dpsdsp@uclink4). |
This drop-in group meets at 4 p.m.on Thursdays for the entire semester. Come when you can. Learn more about Attention Deficit Disorder and its effect on college students; share ideas, inspirations, problems, and solutions. Caroline Summer (642-0518, cxsdsp@uclink4), |
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In this special workshop for students with disabilities, Ben Arbib of the Financial Aid Office will show students how to complete the 2000-2001 FAFSA (due March 2) and use FAFSA on the Web. |
A round-table discussion and resource-sharing led by Janet Rachel. Participants will discuss a variety of financial assistance programs for people with disabilities. Student financial aid and scholarship programs will be explored, and tips will be offered on self-advocacy and navigating the bureaucratic maze. Janet Rachel, 642-0518 or jardsp@uclink4. |
One-session workshop for students with learning disabilities and/or ADD. Each student will receive an individualized assessment of learning strengths and weaknesses, together with suggestions for improving learning skills. Students will be able to do follow-through from self-assessment forms. Pre-enroll at least one week before the workshop. Deirdre Semoff, 642-0518, dpsdsp@uclink4. |
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This workshop will begin with a general session describing effective writing strategies for students with disabilities of various kinds. Each student will schedule an individual session in which to practice these strategies with the workshop facilitator Caroline Summer, 642-0518, cxsdsp@uclink4. |
This workshop will center on ways that voice-recognition software can alleviate some of the writing problems encountered by students with LD or ADD. There will be a demonstration of the software. Lucy Greco, 642-0518, atanners@uclink4; |
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Workshop begins with a discussion of how learning disabilities and ADD can affect reading and note-taking. Effective reading and note-taking strategies for textbooks and other printed materials will be demonstrated. Connie Chiba, 642-0518 or cchiba@uclink4; |
Computerized readers and Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) will be demonstrated. Lucy Greco, 642-0518, atanners@uclink4; |