Tag: Disability

We Can’t Keep Ignoring Issues The Disabled Community Faces

ForumAllan Stuart -
As a result of misfortune, I am disabled. I was not born missing my left eye, nor was I brought into this world with a left hand that does not function, but life’s unforeseeable occurrences have...

Lawsuit Alleges Professor Told Disabled Student His Brain Was Broken

NewsHeidi Perez -
A disabled student is suing Miami Dade College in federal court, claiming a professor refused to give him additional time on exams and said that his brain was broken, according to a lawsuit filed in November. Court...

Student With Cerebral Palsy Aspires To Be Next Albert Einstein

Hialeah CampusAdriana Dos Santos -
When Asnay Machado was eight months old, his parents noticed his legs were spasming and he couldn’t sit without assistance.  “He had to go through...

Blind Man Has Vision To Help Others

The LeadAdriana Dos Santos -
Gabriel Lopez Kafati cooks in the dark. When slicing a tomato he gingerly grabs it by the sides, carefully positioning the knife under his...

Theater Production Raises Disability Awareness

BriefingCiro Salcedo -
The Antiheroes Project will present the original free theater production Fluorescent Moon, on Oct. 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. at Wolfson Campus, 300...

Dancing For Disability Awareness

A&EKaylin Cantor -
The ACCESS (A Comprehensive Center for Exceptional Student Services) department hosted Karen Peterson and Dancers: “Twenty Five and Reaching High” at the Wolfson Campus...

Sign Language Interpreters Key To Hearing Impaired Students’ Classroom Learning

NewsDaniela Hurtado -
Lori Mulrooney-Martinez attends four classes a week at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus. She hears lectures on philosophy, computers, statistics and ESOL. In all...