[Csi-L] Assistance Needed for Challenged by Choice
Williams, Natalie
nw351909 at ohio.edu
Fri Apr 20 08:43:53 EDT 2012
Please see below for an opportunity for students who are interested in rehabilitation counseling.
Students are needed to participate in disability simulations in local restaurants and other settings in order to provide feedback on accessibility for people with disabilities.
Interested students can contact Larry Jageman at jageman at ohio.edu
Additional information is below.
Natalie F. Williams, M.S.
Doctoral Student
President - Chi Sigma Iota, Alpha Chapter
Ohio University
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At the Challenged by Choice disability simulations we could use 2 students in
each disability group (physical disability, communication disability, learning
disability, and mental illness) to do the following:
1. Two student in each disability group to attend our "Challenged by Choice" 12
noon Thursday May 17 at the Ponderosa Restaurant on East State St. to help
orient 2-3 persons accepting a disability in their discipline on what they have
to do in assuming their disability for the afternoon. They may ask the person
assuming the simulation to wear some restraint equipment that simulates a
physical disability and use adaptive equipment that a person with this
disability would normally use. A person simulating a physical disability may use
a mitten on the dominant hand, an arm sling on the dominant arm, a rubber arm
band that restricts arm use, a leg brace, crutches, walker, or wheel chair. A
communication disorder might be simulated with a marshmellow or a couple large
hard candies in the mouth, or wear ear plugs to impede hearing, or be
inarticulate stammering on specific initial letter sounds for each word spoken
starting with those letter sounds, or imitate a high pitched voice disorder.
Learning disabilities and mental illness simulations will be discussed with
those student assistants in a separate message.
2. The same two students are to be available to go with the person doing the
disability simulation for the afternoon and provide assistance to that
individual as needed or assist other persons engaging the disabled person in
their interactions if needed.
3. The same two students are to give a 2 minute explanation during the evening
"Disabilities Speak" session at the Athens Community Center 6-8 p.m. on what
each of them had to do to assist their simulated disabled person they shadowed
for the afternoon in coping with their responsibilities that day.
4. Two different students can orient people arriving at 5-6 p.m. for the evening
"Disabilities Speak" session at the Athens Community Center to assume a
disability for the evening as they register, walk to their table, pick up food,
eat, talk to their table mates, listen to the speakers, converse about what they
heard, and while visiting the agency information tables.
5. Two additional students could set up and man an information booth with
pamphlets, and/or laptop power point presentation, and/or exhibit adaptive
equipment at 5-8 p.m. that evening at the Athens Community Center to inform the
public on services at Ohio U. that are available to help persons with that type
of disability.
6. Any and all students in the organizations are invited to the evening 5-8 p.m.
"Disabilities Speak" session where 2 persons in each of 4 disability groups who
simulated a disability will share for 3 minutes each. Then 2 persons living with
each of the disabilities will explain for 3 minutes about the complications they
are dealing with. Then 2 student assistants will share for 2 minutes about the
direct or on-call assistance they provided that afternoon. And, 2 service
agencies provide 2 minutes of explanation about their agency services and invite
people to their information booths.
Please forward this to the two organizations and to those persons who are
volunteering to help on May 17 and to all the membership who may attend the
evening "Disabilities Speak" session. You might encourage professors to invite
their students to attend for special credit if they write a paper on what they
learned during their assistance or in their attendance at the "Challenged by
Choice" program.
Encourage your student leaders or those who will be assisting to email me at
jageman at ohio.edu<mailto:jageman at ohio.edu> or call me at 591-3737 to discuss their plans and our
"Challenged by Choice" plans by the Athens Commission on Disabilities. We have
some simulation equipment that may be used in the simulations during the
afternoon and evening sessions, but we encourage the students to access their
resources as well.
Once you know the names and email addresses of the students who will be
assisting let me know and I may initiate some communications directly to them,
but I will copy those messages also to each of you.
Thank you for all that you are doing to help our community public and your
students to grow their information base on how to understand, communicate,
accept, accommodate, support, and encourage persons who have a disability.
Sincerely,
Larry Jageman
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Please read the Challenged by Choice of Disability 2012 Simulations Day on May
17, 12 noon - 8:00 p.m. which is pasted below and attached. The Challenged by
Choice event is organized by the Athens City Commission on Disabilities. The
items that are listed 1-5 below are those that I am requesting your assistance.
Further expllanation i
1. Recruit your student organization to provide an orientation 12 - 1 p.m. at
the Ponderosa Restaurant to 2-3 persons accepting a simulated disability and
provide assistance to 1-2 of those persons doing a disability simulation from 1
- 5 p.m. that day who request assistance. Provide the president with my contact
information (Larry Jageman, 592-2123, jageman at ohio.edu<mailto:jageman at ohio.edu>) and give me the
president's name and contact information. Lunch is optional and to be chosen and
paid by each person attending.
2. Ask your student organization to provide an information booth on their
organization 5-8 p.m. at the Athens Community Center. Pizza dinner is provided.
3. Ask your student organization to provide disability simulation orientations 5
- 6 p.m. to persons attending the Disabilities Speak at the Athens Community
Center.
4. Provide 2-3 names to me for me or yourself to recruit 2 persons who have a
life-time disability to speak about their disability 3 minutes at the
Disabilities Speak session 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. on May 17 at the Athens Community
Center. Pizza dinner is provided.
5. Forward this email to your student organization president.
Larry Jageman
"Challenged by Choice" Disabilities Simulations Thur. May 17, 2012
*Purposes of Challenged by Choice Disabilities Simulations Raise our awareness
of the:
frustrations, obstacles, limitations, and accommodations needed.
Challenge us to:
understand and have consideration for a person with a disability.
increase our skills to accommodate for persons with a disability.
seek ways to cope with our own and other's disability limitations.
Challenge us to discuss and communicate the issues and solutions:
1) What is it like to have this disability?
2) What can you do to compensate for this disability?
3) What can you do to assist another person with this disability?
Challenged by Choice of a Disability for a half Day A Challenged by Choice Day
experience is arranged for persons who assume one disability choosing a
physical, learning, mental illness, or communication disability for the
afternoon of May 17. Persons participating in the Challenged by Choice
experience will be invited to a luncheon orientation and disability equipment
checkout meeting at 12 noon at the Ponderosa Restaurant on E. State St. These
persons will return their equipment that evening at 5:15 p.m. at a sharing
dinner seminar, "Disabilities Speak", session held at the Community Center while
still in their handicap simulation character when reporting on their day of
experiences, feelings, and learning about their disability.
The dinner seminar conversations may be videotaped and a written report
or evaluation of the experience will be solicited from each participant.
A Day of Personal Life Tasks to Encounter & Assess While Disabled Listed below
are possible tasks you will encounter and assess during your Challenged by
Choice with the disability that you have assumed.
Eat lunch Communicate in a restaurant
crowd
Pedestrian, bus or auto travel Enter a business and/or office
Shopping Business monetary
transaction/purchase
Business/professional communications Watch/read news and/or bulletin
board
Perform regular job duties Meet & greet an
associate, friend, or stranger
*Disability Options To Make a Choice from for the May 17, 2012, 12 Noon - 5 p.m.
Afternoon Session and for all of those attending the Evening 5:15 - 8:00 p.m.
registration, table sharing, eating dinner, and listening to the "Disabilities
Speak" session
Physical Impairment in: (Grasping with mittens, Arm Motion with rubber band or
sling restriction, Leg Motion with leg brace or bands restrictions & use of
cane, crutches, walker, or wheel chair)
Learning Disability in: (Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder, Reading,
Spelling/Writing, Math)
Communication Impairment in: (Hearing loss, Stuttering, Voice Disorder)
Mental/Emotional Illness in: (Depression, Schizophrenia, Irrational Fears, or
?)
Possible Invitees to Accept a Disability Include 1-2 persons in each group for
12 - 5 p.m.
Position Names
Contact Person
Athens Mayor or City Councilman, Steve Patterson,
council Lori Kinney
City Dept. Heads, Tom Pyle, police
Ric Crossen,
police Larry Jageman
Steve Zoulek,
code Larry Jageman
OU Pres., Deans, Dr. David
Descuthner Carolyn Lewis
Ed. Dean Renee
Middleton Carolyn Lewis
Dept. Heads of relevant Dept.s, Pertinent Offices Andrew Powers,
OU police Lori Kinney
Selected Ohio State Offices and Agencies Debbie Phillips
Larry Jageman
Selected Local Business Owners or Managers Guy Phillips, rentals,
A-NewsLori Kinney
John Wharton, OU
Housing
Don Wood, auto
Brent Hayes,
construction Larry Jageman
Selected Professionals (lawyer, physician, principal} Pat Lang, prosecutor
Lisa Eliason,
defender Joe Wessinger
Dr. Gotfried
Lori Kinney
Paul Grippa, MS
prin. Larry Jageman
Selected Athens Community Organizations & Agencies Keith Wasserman, Good
Works Larry Jageman
Selected Athens County Commissioner and/or Sheriff Pat Kelly, sheriff
Joe Wessinger
Selected radio, WATH Robin Barns
Robin Briganti
WOUB-TV
Carolyn Lewis
Messenger reporter
Athens News representative A-News Bruce
Mitchell Larry Jageman
Post R. J.
Sumney Lori Kinney
Invitation Letter; Draft Writer:
Larry Jageman
PR Possibilities; Names? PR Coordinator?
2-3 radio station announcers & talk shows; Robin Barns of WXTQ
Robin Briganti
WOUB TV news & interviews,
Carolyn Lewis
2 newspapers be invited, press release
Lori Kinney
Flyers, posters, and possibly ads
Lori Kinney
Disabilities Festival flyers
Larry
*12 - 1 p.m. Thur. May 17 Orientation Meeting at Ponderosa Restaurant Side
Dining Room Chaired by Larry Jageman
*Disability; Equip. Distributor & Orientation; Student Org & Leader;
Recruiter
Physical Impairment Robin Brigante
Robin volunteered
Prof. Steve Trotta
Larry Jageman
Learning Disability Prof. Karen Oswald SCEC, Loren Fett,
419-439-7898<tel:419-439-7898> Larry Jageman
Communication Impairments Dr. Jeff DiGiovanni Students Speech &
Language Larry Jageman
(hearing, voice disorder, stutter) Kevin Davis (community programs) Audiology
Students Larry Jageman
Mental/Emotional Illness Lori Kinney Prof Tracy Leinbaugh
Larry Jageman
*1 - 5 p.m. OU Students Provide Assistance to a Person with a Simulated
Disability.
5 - 6 p.m. Challenged by Choice Registration Table - ? & ?
Challenged by Choice & Disabilities Speak Printed Program - Sharlene & Larry
Disabilities Commission Info. Table Set-Up & Staff it 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. -
Sharlene & ?
*4:30 - 5 p.m. Disability Agency Table Set-up. Agency Names Contact
Person
Athens Counseling on Blueline
?
ATCO
Larry
BVR/RSC
Robin
Echoing Meadows
Gathering Place
Lori
HAVAR
Scott Dennis
Health Recovery
?
Hearing & Speech Clinic
Larry
NAMI
Lori Kinney
OU Literacy Lab.
?
*OU Student Disability
Organization Table
S. E. Sports Medicine
Lori or Larry
Tri-County Counseling
?
Work Station
Larry
*5 - 5:30 p.m. Disability Acquisition Provided by OU Student Organization,
Registration,
*5 - 6 & Disability Service Agency Exhibit Booth Visitations
5:30 - 6 p.m. Disability Simulations continue during Dinner & Conversations
6 - 7:30 p.m. "Disabilities Speak" Session Moderated by - Carolyn Lewis or ?
Simulated Disability Speakers 2-3 per Disability who accept an
invitation
(3 minutes each)
*Life-Time Disability Speakers 2 Persons per Disability
Contact
(3 minutes each)
Physical Impairment: Bruce Ergood, Robin Briganti, Brent
Hayes
Learning Disability" OU Disability Services
Larry
Communication Impairment: Joel Harbarger, Kevin
Davis Larry
Mental/Emotional Illness: Milt Greek,
Lori & Tom
*Simulation Disability Student Assist Speakers; 1-2 per Disability (2
minutes ea.)
*Disability Service Agency Exhibit Booth Speakers (2 minutes each)
*7:30 - 8:00 p.m. Disability Service Agency Exhibit Booth Visitations
*8:00 - 8:15 p.m. Turn in Disability Simulation Equipment
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Natalie Williams, MS
Doctoral Student
GA for the Southeast Ohio Teacher Development Collaborative
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education
Ohio University
(405) 476.6072(c)
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