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Photo of Gabriel Lopez Kafati with his guide dog Posh.

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.

News

Special Needs Students Strive In Higher Education

November 24, 2015 Brayan Vazquez ACCESS, disabilities

Nearly 3,000 students college-wide benefit from ACCESS ( A Comprehensive Center for Excellent Student Services), the department in charge of assisting students with disabilities on campus. Institutions like Miami Dade College are required by law to provide auxiliary aids, substitutions, modifications, academic adjustments or waivers of requirements for admission… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Dancing For Disability Awareness

November 10, 2015 Kaylin Cantor 0 Comments Dance, Disability, ACCESS

The ACCESS (A Comprehensive Center for Exceptional Student Services) department hosted Karen Peterson and Dancers: “Twenty Five and Reaching High” at the Wolfson Campus auditorium on Oct. 28 to help raise awareness for Disability Awareness Month. The show featured the performances of Full Circle, Give and Take, GRIT, as… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

ACCESS Department Looking For Student Volunteers

August 25, 2015 Lorena Umaña ACCESS

A Comprehensive Center for Exceptional Student Services (ACCESS), is looking for student volunteers at all Miami Dade campuses to help students with disabilities to take notes in classes, with tutoring and to assist students with reading. All volunteers must be registered MDC students. Volunteers do not need experience in… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Wolfson Campus News North Campus

Sign Language Interpreters Key To Hearing Impaired Students’ Classroom Learning

March 3, 2015 Daniela Hurtado 0 Comments sign language, Disability, ACCESS

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 the classes she does not sit facing the instructor, she’s right up in the front of the room gesturing energetically and quietly mouthing back the… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing North Campus

Access Services Seeks Note-Taking Volunteers

February 3, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments ACCESS, volunteers

The Access Services Department at North Campus is providing opportunities for students of all majors to complete their service hours as a note-taker for students with disabilities or temporary physical impairment. “This is a great opportunity to learn and help others students, because some of these students rely on… Read the rest at our website.

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