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Communicating With Disabled People Is Important

February 22, 2019 Alexa Hernández disabilities, Community, ACCESS

In order to understand people with disabilities, it is essential to scrap all generalizations about them. “Disabilities come in groups of one,” said Gabriel Lopez Kafati, the Adaptive Technology Specialist for Miami Dade College’s ACCESS Services, a program that provides services such as note takers, interpreters and assistive technology… Read the rest at our website.

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$250,000 Grant To Create Employment Opportunities For Disabled Students

January 11, 2019 Corbin Bolies grant, ACCESS, disabilities, MEED

Miami Dade College’s work program for disabled students is about to receive a significant boost. The College received a $250,000 grant from the Able Trust on Nov. 27 to help create employment opportunities for disabled students. The College is one of two institutions to receive the grant and the… Read the rest at our website.

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Former MDC Soccer Champion Creates Sports Camp For Kids With Disabilities

November 16, 2018 Christian Ortega Alum, disabilities, Soccer

Antonio “Motor” Paz’s life has always revolved around soccer. Paz won a national championship in soccer at Miami Dade College in 1979. He coached the sport at Coral Gables Senior High School from 1986 to 2002 and he recently coached the Pinecrest Premier youth team. So when he looked… Read the rest at our website.

Professor Carlos Gonzalez during class at the WOW Center.

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English Courses Provide Students With Unexpected, Fulfilling Friendships

January 17, 2017 Alessandra Pacheco service learning, disabilities

English professor Carlos Gonzalez’s ENC 1101 and 1102 courses at Kendall Campus go beyond books and essay writing, teaching students real life empathy by having them spend time with people who have disabilities. The class, called the Miami Dade College/WOW Partnership, includes a heavy dose of service learning, where… Read the rest at our website.

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Special Needs Students Strive In Higher Education

November 24, 2015 Brayan Vazquez ACCESS, disabilities

Nearly 3,000 students college-wide benefit from ACCESS ( A Comprehensive Center for Excellent Student Services), the department in charge of assisting students with disabilities on campus. Institutions like Miami Dade College are required by law to provide auxiliary aids, substitutions, modifications, academic adjustments or waivers of requirements for admission… Read the rest at our website.

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