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Published on: 12/24/2001
Last Visited: 9/18/2002
Melissa Read, 508-541-1654
Institute for Students with Disabilities at Dean College
FRANKLIN, MA, April 22, 2002 - Dean College today celebrated the halfway mark of its "Institute for Students with Disabilities: Empowering Learning and Building Success" campaign.The initiative is the result of a $340,000 federal appropriation the College received last year to increase learning services for students with disabilities and enhance awareness of varied learning styles across the campus.
At an All-College Meeting, administrators and faculty reported on the progress of the first year of the Institute and outlined plans for the future.Guests included U.S.
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The Institute set five primary goals, according to Dean of Learning Services Melissa Read.They include purchasing assistive technology and equipment, providing faculty and staff training, designing and implementing curricular initiatives, developing a research library, and conducting an evaluation of programs.
The College has purchased software to enlarge text onscreen or to convert text to speech for visually impaired students, and tape players and telephone enhancements for hearing-impaired students, among other devices.A portable ramp system and a vertical lift for the college's Multipurpose Room make the campus even more accessible to students in wheelchairs.
In the area of faculty and staff training, the school has held a workshop for staff on using assistive technology.
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Left to right: Melissa Read (Dean for Learning Services); Frank Campanella (Chair, Dean College Board of Trustees); James McGovern (U.S. Congressman); Paula M. Rooney (President, Dean College)
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Left to right: Paula M. Rooney (President, Dean College); Kathy McGuire (Controller & Institute Advisory Committee); Donna Poretsky (Chair, Institute Advisory Committee; Director Corporate Foundation Relations); Melissa Read (Director, Institute; Dean for Learning Services); Frank Campanella (Chair, Dean College Board of Trustees).
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