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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">October is Disability Employment Awareness Month<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SDRS and DEI are collaborating to provide faculty, staff, and students access to several workshops presented by national experts in their field.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A calendar of events and with accessible zoom links is listed below. All workshops will be recorded and captioned. Once captioned, they will be made
available for individuals who aren’t able to attend the LIVE session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.tamuc.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="202" height="33" style="width:2.1041in;height:.3437in" id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image002.png@01D695B1.BEA7B420" alt="TAMUC logo"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Student Disability Resources and Services and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> are pleased to celebrate Disability
Employment Awareness Month and the 30<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act by presenting the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoTitle" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Disability Employment Awareness Month Calendar of Events<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Topic: “Students with Autism and a Different View of the Academic Experience “<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Speaker: Dr. Jane Brown, Yale University and College Autism Spectrum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time: Oct 5, 2020, 3:00 – 4:00 PM Central Time
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This has been a challenging year for all of us. For students on the autism spectrum those challenges may be more intense and may look a bit different. Online learning may not work
well, living at home with family and siblings working and going to school remotely can create many barriers. How can we better understand the experience of students on the autism spectrum and assist them and all of us through this unique educational experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__zoom.us_j_4663106109&d=DwMFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=ipRgm7MFqxEwm4jXxXA7TfceI2KGyDX4I4OYfUR5x68&m=eEnHVy4aL29d_hPA59NSMmN2Rft5hzsc5tobxAoVROM&s=pwPlC33OmdmZbR1Tbkw9ijqIpJdv5Yl_J5knxoL9kUs&e=">https://zoom.us/j/4663106109</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Topic: “Working with Students with Learning Disabilities: Maximum Gain with Minimum Pain”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Speaker: Rhonda H. Rapp, Ph.D., Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time: October 15, 2020, 1:00 – 2:00 Central Time</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It is a well-known fact that students with learning disabilities tend to be the largest population of students with disabilities on college and university campuses. Unlike
most other disorders/disabilities, there is an extensive variety of learning disabilities, as well as a wide-ranging, blend of learning strengths and weaknesses unique to each student with learning disabilities. The purpose of this workshop is to provide an
overview focused on students with learning disabilities, as well as universal teaching/facilitating-learning practices that will lead to “maximum gain – with minimum pain for faculty.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Topic: “Students with Autism and a Different View of the University Experience”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Speaker: Jane Thierfeld – Brown<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time: October 23, 2020, 2:00 – 3:00 Central Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Students on the Autism Spectrum are an expanding population on college campuses. Seeing our campuses through a different perspective gives students on the Spectrum a unique view, one we need
to understand to be able to work with the students. How does this perspective affect interactions, communication, learning and the college years in general? Please come to this talk with questions for discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join Zoom Meeting</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__zoom.us_j_4663106109&d=DwMFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=ipRgm7MFqxEwm4jXxXA7TfceI2KGyDX4I4OYfUR5x68&m=eEnHVy4aL29d_hPA59NSMmN2Rft5hzsc5tobxAoVROM&s=pwPlC33OmdmZbR1Tbkw9ijqIpJdv5Yl_J5knxoL9kUs&e=">https://zoom.us/j/4663106109</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Topic: “From the Students’ Perspective: Students with Disabilities Share Their Experiences at TAMUC”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Speaker: TAMUC Students, moderated by Sandi Patton, SDRS Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time: October 29, 2020, 2:00 – 3:00 Central Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">TAMUC students who are registered for services through Student Disability Resources and Services discuss their experiences at TAMUC. Students share faculty strategies that have been helpful,
as well as those that have not been helpful. They discuss ways to increase the sense of inclusivity and belonging on campus. They share their personal stories.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join Zoom Meeting Topic: Student Panel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__zoom.us_j_4663106109&d=DwMFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=ipRgm7MFqxEwm4jXxXA7TfceI2KGyDX4I4OYfUR5x68&m=eEnHVy4aL29d_hPA59NSMmN2Rft5hzsc5tobxAoVROM&s=pwPlC33OmdmZbR1Tbkw9ijqIpJdv5Yl_J5knxoL9kUs&e="><b>https://zoom.us/j/4663106109</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E5395">DIVERSITY WITHOUT DISABILITY ISN’T DIVERSE ENOUGH.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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