Did You Know?
Nearly 10 percent
of all college
students have a
disability.
National Council on Disability (2003) People with disabilities and postsecondary education
.http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2003/education.htm (Retrieved Oct 2).
Did You Know?
The purpose of providing testing
accommodations is to enable
individuals with disabilities to
demonstrate their mastery of the
subject matter not to provide lesser
academic or professional standards
for people with disabilities.
Accommodations may affect how a
test is taken, but not what it
measures.
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights http://www.pacer.org/pride/504.htm (Retrieved
Oct 2)
Did You Know?
Approximately 600 athletes and
officials are expected to participate in
the next Winter Deaflympics in 2007
in the United States.
Text: www.deaflympics.com
Photo Credit: Gallaudet University Athletes www.gallaudet.edu
Did You Know?
Amped Riders is the brainchild of
Pennsylvanian Garry Moore. Garry, a
self-professed "avid" skateboarder, lost
his leg as the result of an industrial
accident in 1997. At first he thought he'd
never go boarding again. Then he
changed his mind.
Content and Photo Credits: Amped Riders Association
ampedriders.com
Did You Know?
The National Wheelchair
Basketball Association has
over 2000 member athletes
who compete on more than
185 teams throughout the
United States.
http://www.nwba.org
Photo Credit: www.geocities.com/sun_wheelers
Did You Know?
Paralympic athletes include
individuals with cerebral palsy,
visual impairment, spinal cord
injuries, intellectual disability and a
group which includes all those that
do not fit into the aforementioned
groups.
Did You Know?
Paralympic Athletes
compete in 25 different
sports.
Did You Know?
The Paralympics are elite
sport events for athletes
from six different disability
groups.
Text and Photo Credits
Website www.paralympic.org
Did You Know?
• Students with many types of disabilities
attend college.
• Types of Disabilities Reported by FullTime College Freshmen Attending FourYear Institutions in 2000.
• Hearing
8.6%
• Speech
2.9%
• Orthopedic
7.1%
• Learning disability
40.4%
• Health-related
5.4%
• Partially sighted or blind
6.1%
• Other
16.9%
*** Column does not necessarily add to 100 percent
because students could list more than one disability.
Source: HEATH Resource Center, American Council on Education. (Based on
unpublished data from
the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, UCLA. (Retrieved Oct 2))
Did You Know?
The Office of Disability
Services at WOU
sometimes needs note
takers.
Note takers turn in their
lecture notes after class
and receive pay
Find out each quarter by
turning in an application at
ODS in APSC 405
Did You Know?
In providing accommodations
colleges are not required to
lower or effect substantial
modifications to essential
requirements. For example,
although your school may
be required to provide
extended testing time, it is
not required to change the
substantive content of the
test.
US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.(2006) Students with disabilities preparing for
postsecondary education: know your rights and responsibilities.
Did You Know?
Some disabilities are not
immediately apparent.
Some hidden disabilities are:
autism, attention deficit
disorder, learning
disabilities and mental
illness.
Did You Know?
The number of athletes
participating in Summer
Paralympic Games has
increased from 400 athletes
from 23 countries in 1960
to 3806 athletes from 136
countries.
Text and photo credit: www.paralympic.org
Did You Know?
Over 17 million Americans
use wheelchairs.
Photo Credit: www.geocities.com/sun_wheelers
Text: Demographics of Wheeled Mobility Device Users Mitchell P. LaPlante, Ph.D. Associate
Adjunct
Did You Know?
• Wheelchairs for rugby differ from
everyday ones.
• Wheels for rugby chairs are sloped
outward for quicker turns and better
stability, while metal frames, known
as wings, protect against collisions.
New chairs vary in price from
$2,500 to $3,500.
Text: www.oregonlive.com/metroeast Photo credits: portlandpounders.org
Did You Know?
The Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 and
Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
require postsecondary
institutions to make
education accessible for
students with disabilities.
Contexts of Postsecondary Education Services and accommodation for students with
disabilities http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2003/section5/indicator34.asp (retrieved Oct 2)
Did You Know?
Many ski resorts frequented by nondisabled individuals are shared by people
with a wide variety of disabilities.
Equipment that people with disabilities
use may be different, but individuals with
spinal cord injuries, brain injuries,
cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, visual
and hearing impairments, post polio
syndrome, and a wide variety of other
disabilities go to the slopes each year to
enjoy the snow.
Text: http://www.palaestra.com/skierfeaturestory.html Photo credits: Photo Credit:
www.geocities.com/sun_wheelers
Did You Know?
A National Tour Team of wounded
servicemen and women, and other
members of the military, cycled crosscountry in Soldier Ride 2006 to raise
funds and public awareness for the
needs of wounded soldiers still in hospital
beds, and to inspire those with injuries
that they can be physically active again.
Text and Photo Credit: www.soldierride.com
Did You Know?
Special Olympics currently
serves more than 2.25
million persons with
intellectual disabilities in
more than 200 Programs in
more than 150 countries.
Did You Know?
Special Olympics is the
world's largest program of
sports training and athletic
competition for children and
adults with intellectual
disabilities.
Did You Know?
Wheelchair Tennis rules are the
same as stand-up tennis,
except the wheelchair player is
allowed two bounces of the
ball.
Text: www.usta.com Photo Credit: www.geocities.com/sun_wheelers
Did You Know?
Wall climbers with the Blind Sports
Organization.
Approximately 1.3 million
Americans are legally blind.
Text: American Foundation for the Blind www.afb.org
Photo credit: Blind Sports
Organization (B.S.O.) www.blindsports.org
Did You Know?
Over 200
WOU students
receive
accommodations
through the
Office of Disability
Services.