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Disability Awareness is one of
the major goals of the Beacon Club and of the SSD office. Through awareness and
education disability myths are dispelled and tolerance and understanding are realized.
We encourage all to attend and participate during this week and we challenge you to
learn something new.
Disability Awareness Week
April 7-11, 2008.
Please help us to promote Disability Awareness Week (DAW)
Below are the events and activities planned for DAW
| Mon, April 7th | Awaken & Discover Day | All Day Around Campus - Signage around the UL at Lafayette campus depicting different disabilities. |
| Tues, April 8th | What's it to ME? | All Day Around Campus - Survey classes on students' experiences with disabilities. |
| | Panel Discussion | 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Student Union Evangeline Room; The Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) sponsored roundtable, panel discussion on issues faced by students with disabilities. |
| Wed, April 9th | Walking in Our Shoes | All Day Around Campus - Faculty and student participation in taking on a Disability of their choice for a period of time throughout the day. |
| Thurs, April 10th | Annual Beacon Club Luncheon & Award Day |
12 p.m. - 2 p.m., 126 Conference Center - Mark Sawyer Award, Distinguished Professor Award, Exceptional Staff Award, Community Compassion Award, and three student scholarships (open to Beacon Club members and invited guest). |
| Fri, April 11th | Disability and the Law | 1 p.m., Student Union Bastille Room - Attorney Benjamin Burson discussing his experiences with individuals with disabilities, disability law and legislation. |
2008 Disability Awareness Week Pictures
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| Awaken & Discover Day |
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| Sign potentially reflecting the word 'disability' to a person who has Dyslexia |
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| Sign reflecting Braille for the word 'disability' |
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| Informing Campus |
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What's it to ME?
The following survey was given to a sample of UL Lafayette students. Below are the results of that survey:
I am aware that ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia & other Learning Disorders are considered disabilities.
Yes=452/483=93.6% No=31/483=6.4%
I am aware that Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar & other Psychological Disorders are considered disabilities.
Yes=415/483=85.9% No=68/483=14.4%
What do you think? Most of students registered in the Services for Students with Disabilities office have a (circle one):
Physical Disability=139/455=30.6%
Learning Disability=262/455=57.6%
Psychological Disability=54/455=11.9%
The correct answer is learning disability. 57.6% of the students registered in the SSD office for fall 2007
had a learning disability; however, this category includes ADD/ADHD diagnoses. We are planning on
revising these categories so that ADD/ADHD will be in a category on its own.
I know someone with a disability.
Yes=426/479=88.9% No=54/479=11.1%
What is your current major? Do you anticipate encountering people w/ disabilities in your future career? If so, how? (more space on back)
This question was sort of a trick question because no
major or career path is except from encountering individuals w/ disabilities. People
w/ disabilities are everywhere - whether you can see the disability or not. There were
357 out of 483 students replied to this question. Of those who replied, 14% said they
would NOT encounter individuals w/a disability in their chosen career.
This question was purposefully posed in order for students to genuinely consider the terms
in which they would encounter individuals w/disabilities. There were lots of good comments
to this question. Most comments were from education majors, speech and language pathology
majors, nursing majors and those wanting to attend medical and physical therapy schools.
Obviously, these students would come across people w/individuals since it is in the
nature of their professions. However, interestingly, there were people who are not typically
associated w/individuals w/disabilities that had comments which showed consideration and
thought. One public relations major said that “People w/disabilities are not uncommon in
most public occupations.” One criminal justice major stated that she/he would encounter
individuals w/disabilities “through meeting people in everyday life and through the job.”
One engineer major said that, “in the work environment and just about every other area that
involves social interaction,” is how she/he anticipates interacting w/those w/disabilities.
| Panel Discussion |
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| Panel Talking about Challenges as Students with Disabilities |
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Walking in Our Shoes
Students taking part ... |
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| BC member helps student participant in WIOS activity |
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| Trying out the chairs |
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| The Blind Leading the Blind |
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| Students Rolling Around |
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| You want me to go where? |
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| Cool... |
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| Dr. Landry & Students in a Learning Disability Activity |
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| This is Hard |
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| You're turn |
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| Limited vision goggles & a cane |
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| Keep going |
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| I'm wearing that? |
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| Can I get up now? |
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| Faculty getting involved... |
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| Dr. Pat Andrus teaching her class with 'limited mobility' |
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| Rusty Chastant Teaching class with hearing impairment |
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| Rolling in from teaching her communication class, Emma Guillory helps make WIOS a success |
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| Annual Beacon Club Luncheon & Award Day |
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| Hanging Out |
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| When do we eat? |
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| Dr. Landry introducing Dr. Jackson representing the Office of Campus Diversity |
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| Dr. Landry presenting the Distinguished Professor Award to Dr. Sara Ritchey |
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| Dr. Landry presenting the Catherine Ann Mouton Award to Holly Bellard |
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| Dr. Landry presenting the Catherine Ann Mouton Award to Zack Morris |
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| Dr. Warren presents Brad Walker with the Mark Sawyer Award |
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| Brad with Mark Sawyer's family |
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| Dr. Warren & Carmen Downing present Albertson's Manager Marcus Duhon with the Community Compassion Award |
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| Brad & Carmen present Ms. Dee with flowers thanking her for her hard work & dedication to the SSD office & the Beacon Club |
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| Annual Luncheon ... Great food |
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| Yummy |
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| Don't forget the cake |
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| Too pretty to eat ... NOT |
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| Disability & the Law |
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| Attorney Benjamin Burson discusses Disability Law |
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| Q & A with Audience Members on Disability Issues |
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Disability Awareness Week 2007
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