IMPROVING AWARENESS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

[Joan Emmet <joan.emmet@yale.edu>]

LAST CHANCE!!
Really tasty refreshments WILL be served!
Here's your chance to participate in this wonderful workshop in case you 
missed the December '03 opportunity! There are quite a few seats left. Sign 
up today (and add this to your learning plan list)!
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APRIL 28, 2004, SML Lecture Hall, 9:45 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Register at:
http://learn.caim.yale.edu/lcdb/courses/classinfo.asp?CourseID=704
Test your awareness questionnaire:
http://www.library.yale.edu/~jemmet/TestAwareness.pdf
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-Do you feel uncomfortable or at a loss when in the presence of a person 
who is disabled?
-How would you communicate with someone who is deaf?
-How would you give directions to someone who is blind?
-What are "hidden disabilities?"  Are they covered under the ADA?
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On April 28, 2004, a Disability Awareness Workshop is to be held in the SML 
Lecture Hall from 9:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. It is designed to suggest responses 
to questions much like those above, as well as address other issues 
surrounding the subject of people with disabilities.  The film, "A Video 
Guide to (Dis)Ability Awareness", will be shown and will serve as a 
springboard for group discussion. In this film, a number of individuals 
share their experiences and describe in their own words the type of 
interactions with others that allow them to maintain a sense of dignity.

Everyone can benefit from an increased awareness and learn how best to 
indicate that you view a person as an individual rather than as a disability.

As the numbers of disabled people who actively engage in day-to-day life 
increases, so does the likelihood that they may be your library patron, 
your co-worker, or someone with whom you are actively involved in life 
outside of the library.

The workshop well qualifies for inclusion in your personal learning plan 
and as a step towards fulfillment of the goals and mission of the Yale 
University Library System.

Please come share your thoughts and experiences by registering today.  To 
do so, click on the following link:
http://learn.caim.yale.edu/lcdb/courses/classinfo.asp?CourseID=704

For a preview of the workshop that may be completed (not mandatory) prior 
to April 28, please go to:
http://www.library.yale.edu/~jemmet/TestAwareness.pdf

The Disability Awareness Workshop is sponsored by the Accessibility 
Resource Network (ARN: http://www.library.yale.edu/~jemmet/ARNhome.html), a 
network group of the Service Quality Improvement Council  and LyteBytes, a 
subcommittee of the Staff Training and Organizational Development (STOD) 
committees.