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ACCESS To Host ASL Poetry Slam At Kendall Campus

October 5, 2018 Sophia Cruz-Peraza Kendall Campus, Access Department, Poetry, ASL

Kendall Campus’ ACCESS Disability Services will host an American Sign Language Poetry Slam on Oct. 17 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. located at 11011 S.W. 104th St. in the building 2 breezeway. The ASL Poetry Slam will feature poems and signed word pieces performed by students. “The American… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

ACCESS Department Replaces ‘Tacky Motivational Posters’ With Poignant Disability Awareness Art

October 27, 2017 Christian Ortega Kendall Campus, Access Department

The Kendall Campus’ ACCESS Department got spruced up thanks to artwork that brings awareness to people with disabilities. Various colorful works by students are now peppered across the ACCESS office. One features former United States President John F. Kennedy, who suffered from an assortment of health issues. Another portrait… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of Gabriel Lopez Kafati with his guide dog Posh.

The Lead North Campus

Blind Man Has Vision To Help Others

August 22, 2017 Adriana Dos Santos Access Department, Disability, ACCESS

Gabriel Lopez Kafati cooks in the dark. When slicing a tomato he gingerly grabs it by the sides, carefully positioning the knife under his hand before dicing it in half. He’s become pretty adept at it, too. An impressive feat considering he is blind. Lopez was born with retinitis… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Kendall Campus

ACCESS Department At Kendall Has A New Director

January 17, 2017 Ciro Salcedo Access Department, New Staff

Jennifer Kross began her post as the new director of ACCESS (A Comprehensive Center for Exceptional Student Services) Department at Kendall Campus in late November. “The ACCESS Disability Services Department provides supportive services and equipment to students with documented disabilities to enable their success at Miami Dade College,” Kross… Read the rest at our website.

Antiheroes Project promo image for the play.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Theater Production Raises Disability Awareness

October 18, 2016 Ciro Salcedo Access Department, Theater, Play, Disability, Awareness

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 N.E. 2nd Ave., at the MDC Live Arts Lab in Room 1101. The piece marks Disability Awareness Month and deals with the experiences of blind… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

New Access Director At North Campus

December 9, 2014 Erica Bernard North Campus, Access Department

Andrea Plunkett is the new Director of Access Services at North Campus. Plunkett started her new position on Nov. 3. For the past four years, she worked as a program development specialist at the University of the Virgin Islands Center for Developmental Disabilities. She previously served as assistant director… Read the rest at our website.

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