[OPLINLIST] Welcoming People Who Have Disabilities: Planning and Making it Happen!

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    Welcoming People Who Have Disabilities: Planning and Making it Happen!

http://www.gclc.org/ce/viewevent.php?id=695


      Date

Thursday, April 6th, 2006


      Time

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon


      Location

GCLC Office


      Speaker(s)

Peg Gutsell, Ed.D., Co-Director, Inclusion Network


      Description

This half-day workshop is designed to allow participants to become 
familiar with communication strategies to effectively interact with 
people who have disabilities. You will acquire an understanding of 
language "do's" and "don't's" when interacting with or talking about 
people who have disabilities and gain knowledge about inclusion and its 
benefits to everyone. In addition, we will work toward an increased 
sense of confidence and comfort in connecting with people who have 
disabilities and gain experience with a variety of accommodation tools, 
materials, and strategies to welcome patrons who have disabilities to 
access services or attend events.

This workshop will be divided into two sections:

Putting People First
A videotape to stimulate facilitated discussion on communication and 
comfort with people who have disabilities

Strategies to Welcome and Accommodate People with Disabilities
Opportunities to learn about and practice with some of the accommodation 
equipment and materials. Including a short video about basic physical 
access and some firsthand experiences.


      Meal

Continental Breakfast and Snack will be available


      Member

$35 (one voucher may be used to pay for this event)


      Friend of GCLC

$35


      Non-Member

$75

The deadline to register is Monday, April 3rd, 2006


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