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Disability Services moves to University Center
Mateen Sidiq
Issue date: 8/25/08 Section: Features
Senior interdisciplinary studies major David Williams and several other students recently received an e-mail from Disability Services. The e-mail told students Disability Services has relocated to the Morgan University Center room 114.
Williams registered for Disability Services before summer and likes the new location.
"I think the change from Clement to Morgan University Center is very nice," said Williams. He also added the people at Disability Services are very nice and informative.
Director of Disability Services Beulah Oldham said, "In the new location, students will have immediate on-site access to the assistive technology lab and training."
The relocation is accompanied with many renovations to the new office.
Disability Services received a $35,000 grant, after Oldham and Lynette Byard, assistant director of Disability Services, applied for APSU's Technology Access Fee grant.
With this grant, Disability Services was able to create the new Assisitve Technology Lab for all students to use.
Disability Services aids about 250 students every semester from main campus, Fort Campbell and online, according to Oldham. Services include "low-tech to high-tech assistance. Low-tech may teach a student how to highlight important points in an article to the high-tech going to Assistive Technology lab, and there they can get help from Philip Voorhees who is the Adaptive Technology Coordinator," said Oldham.
Oldham want Disability Services to be available to all students in need.
"We encourage students that have disabilities to come and apply for accommodations, but if they don't need them then that is OK," said Oldham.
"With the move of Disability Services to Morgan University Center, the university is showing its continued commitment to the providing access and service for Austin Peay students with disabilities," said Oldham.
Williams registered for Disability Services before summer and likes the new location.
"I think the change from Clement to Morgan University Center is very nice," said Williams. He also added the people at Disability Services are very nice and informative.
Director of Disability Services Beulah Oldham said, "In the new location, students will have immediate on-site access to the assistive technology lab and training."
The relocation is accompanied with many renovations to the new office.
Disability Services received a $35,000 grant, after Oldham and Lynette Byard, assistant director of Disability Services, applied for APSU's Technology Access Fee grant.
With this grant, Disability Services was able to create the new Assisitve Technology Lab for all students to use.
Disability Services aids about 250 students every semester from main campus, Fort Campbell and online, according to Oldham. Services include "low-tech to high-tech assistance. Low-tech may teach a student how to highlight important points in an article to the high-tech going to Assistive Technology lab, and there they can get help from Philip Voorhees who is the Adaptive Technology Coordinator," said Oldham.
Oldham want Disability Services to be available to all students in need.
"We encourage students that have disabilities to come and apply for accommodations, but if they don't need them then that is OK," said Oldham.
"With the move of Disability Services to Morgan University Center, the university is showing its continued commitment to the providing access and service for Austin Peay students with disabilities," said Oldham.
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