On Wednesday, December 2 at 1 pm, Cathy Pratt of the IRCA will host a seminar in the Dogwood room of the Indiana Memorial Union on the IU campus. Here are the details:
IU is seeing greater numbers of students with autism enrolled in its programs. Because of this growing student population, IUB's Disability Roundtable is sponsoring an Accessible University session to create awareness of how our campus can be as welcoming and supportive as possible to this student group.
Dr. Pratt will share some of the characteristics of students on the autism spectrum and the issues they may face while attending college. She will also provide guidance on ways to support them in their classes, in planning their programs, and in participating other University activities and events.
Dr. Pratt is Director of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism at IU’s Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, and is a Special Education faculty member in the School of Education. She currently serves as Chair of the Board for the National Autism Society, serves on the Panel of Professional Advisors for the Autism Society, and is part of the Network of Autism Training and Technical Assistance Programs plus many advisory boards.
Bring your questions and concerns and join us for this timely and relevant discussion! Please also share this information with others who may be interested.
Requests for Accommodations
If you plan to attend this session and require a sign language interpreter, real time captioning, assistive listening system, another auxiliary aid or information in alternate format, please contact Alice Voigt, Accessibility Specialist, at the National Center on Accessibility, ajvoigt@indiana.edu, (812) 856-4422 (voice) or (812) 856-4421 (tty).
For More Information
Accessible University is a monthly series of presentations sponsored by the IUB Disability Roundtable. The purpose of the series is to educate the university community about accessibility issues and methodologies to create a more accessible university environment fully inclusive of students, faculty, staff, and visitors with disabilities.
The Accessible University series is a collaborative activity of IUB’s Disability Roundtable, coordinated by Vicki Pappas of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Alice Voigt of the National Center on Accessibility. For further information about the Accessible University series or the Disability Roundtable, please feel free to contact Vicki (cpps@indiana.edu) or Alice (ajvoigt@indiana.edu).
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